UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-10543

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Core Bond Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

 

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2011

 

Date of reporting period: 02/28/2011

 

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


 

 

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

February 28, 2011

Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

Not FDIC Insured § No Bank Guarantee § May Lose Value



 


 

Table of Contents


 

 



 

Page



 

 

Dear Shareholder

3

Semi-Annual Report:

 

Trust Summaries

4

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

20

Derivative Financial Instruments

20

Financial Statements:

 

Schedules of Investments

21

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

100

Statements of Operations

104

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

106

Statements of Cash Flows

108

Financial Highlights

110

Notes to Financial Statements

118

Officers and Trustees

131

Additional Information

132


 

 

 




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Dear Shareholder

Over the past 12 months, we have seen a sluggish, stimulus-driven economic recovery at long last gain real traction, accelerate, and transition into a consumption-driven expansion. For the most part, 2010 was plagued with widely fluctuating economic data, but as the year drew to a close, it became clear that cyclical stimulus had beaten out structural problems as economic data releases generally became more positive and financial markets showed signs of continuing improvement. Although the sovereign debt crises and emerging market inflation that troubled the global economy in 2010 remain a challenge, overall investor sentiment considerably improved. Near the end of the period, geopolitical tensions across the Middle East North Africa (“MENA”) region along with rising oil prices introduced new cause for concern about the future of the global economy. As of this writing, economic news remains fairly positive although we face additional uncertainties related to the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Japan, with particular focus on the damage to nuclear power plants.

In the United States, strength from the corporate sector and increasing consumer spending have been key drivers of economic growth, while the housing and labor markets have been the heaviest burdens. While housing has yet to show any meaningful sign of improvement, labor statistics have delivered a mixed bag month after month, but became increasingly encouraging toward the end of the period when the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.

Global equity markets experienced uneven growth and high volatility over the course of 2010, but ended the year strong. Following a strong start to 2011, stocks lost their momentum on the back of geopolitical events in the MENA region and a sharp rise in oil prices. Overall, equities posted strong returns for the 12-month period. US stocks outpaced most international markets and small cap stocks outperformed large caps as investors moved into higher-risk assets.

Fixed income markets saw yields trend lower over most of 2010, until the fourth quarter brought an abrupt reversal in sentiment and risk tolerance that drove yields sharply upward (pushing bond prices down) through year end. Improving economic data continued to pressure fixed income yields in 2011; however, escalating geopolitical risks have acted as a counterweight, restoring relative stability to yield movements. Nevertheless, the yield curve remained steep and higher-risk sectors outperformed the fixed income market.

The tax-exempt municipal market enjoyed a powerful rally during the period of low interest rates in 2010; however, when the yield trend reversed, the market was dealt an additional blow as it became evident that the Build America Bond program would expire at year end. In addition, negative headlines regarding fiscal challenges faced by state and local governments damaged investor confidence and further heightened volatility in the municipal market. Tax-exempt mutual funds experienced heavy outflows, resulting in wider quality spreads and further downward pressure on municipal bond prices. These headwinds began to abate as the period came to a close and municipals finally posted gains in February, following a five-month run of negative performance.

Cash investments, as represented by the 3-month Treasury bill, returned only a fraction over 0% for the 12-month period as short-term interest rates remained low. Yields on money market securities remain near all-time lows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total returns as of February 28, 2011

 

6-month

 

12-month

 









US large cap equities (S&P 500 Index)

 

27.73

%

 

22.57

%

 









US small cap equities (Russell 2000 Index)

 

37.55

 

 

32.60

 

 









International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

 

23.77

 

 

20.00

 

 









3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index)

 

0.07

 

 

0.14

 

 









US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index)

 

(6.04

)

 

4.76

 

 









US investment grade bonds (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index)

 

(0.83

)

 

4.93

 

 









Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index)

 

(3.51

)

 

1.72

 

 









US high yield bonds (Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

 

10.05

 

 

17.34

 

 









          Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

While no one can peer into a crystal ball and eliminate the uncertainties presented by the economic landscape and financial markets, BlackRock can offer investors the next best thing: partnership with the world’s largest asset management firm and a unique global perspective that allows us to identify trends early and capitalize on market opportunities. For additional market perspective and investment insight, visit www.blackrock.com/shareholdermagazine, where you’ll find the most recent issue of our award-winning Shareholder® magazine, as well as its quarterly companion newsletter, Shareholder Perspectives. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to your continued partnership in the months and years ahead.

 

Sincerely,

 

-s- Rob Kapito

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC


 

 



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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock Core Bond Trust


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock Core Bond Trust’s (BHK) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 75% of its assets in bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust’s investments will include a broad range of bonds, including corporate bonds, US government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned (8.46)% based on market price and (1.21)% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category posted an average return of (0.83)% based on market price and 2.73% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The largest individual factor impacting the Trust’s performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, many of which carry a lower average credit quality and/or a higher allocation to spread assets (those driven by movements in credit risk), is the Trust’s high-quality bias. This bias hurt performance for the period as spread sectors and lower-quality risk assets generally outperformed US Treasuries and government-related assets. In addition, the Trust carried a higher duration (sensitivity to interest rates) relative to its Lipper category average, which detracted from relative performance as interest rates rose significantly in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

 

Contributing positively to performance on an absolute basis was the Trust’s exposure to non-government spread sectors, such as investment grade credit, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and asset-backed securities (“ABS”). Also contributing positively were allocations to high yield corporate credit and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), which were among the best performing fixed income sectors during the period.

 

 

The Trust engaged in financial futures contracts and interest rate options (swaptions) for purposes of hedging and managing risks related to duration and yield curve positioning. As interest rates rose during the period, the Trust’s interest rate options (swaptions) had a positive impact on performance while financial futures contracts detracted.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Trust gradually increased its use of leverage and added exposure to corporate credit and high-quality securitized debt, including CMBS and ABS. In addition, the Trust reduced its duration during the period.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust maintained a diversified exposure to non-government spread sectors, including investment grade credit, high yield corporate credit, CMBS, ABS and non-agency residential MBS. The Trust also held allocations to government-related sectors such US Treasuries, agency debt and agency MBS.


 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 




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BlackRock Core Bond Trust


 


Trust Information



 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)

BHK

Initial Offering Date

November 27, 2001

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($12.28)1

6.55%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

$0.067

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

$0.804

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

29%




 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

3

Represents reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 


















Market Price

 

$

12.28

 

$

13.92

 

 

(11.78

)%

$

13.99

 

$

12.00

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.51

 

$

14.19

 

 

(4.79

)%

$

14.30

 

$

13.19

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond and US Government securities:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 









Corporate Bonds

 

38

%

 

38

%

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

32

 

 

23

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

14

 

 

19

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

1

 

 

1

 

 










 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 









AAA/Aaa5

 

51

%

 

43

%

 

AA/Aa

 

7

 

 

11

 

 

A

 

11

 

 

17

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

10

 

 

11

 

 

BB/Ba

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

B

 

10

 

 

7

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

Not Rated

 

1

 

 

1

 

 










 

 

4

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P’s”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) ratings.

5

Includes US Government Sponsored Agency Securities which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor.


 

 

 

 





 

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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.’s (HYV) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities that are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BB or lower by S&P or Ba or lower by Moody’s) or in unrated securities considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality. The Trust also seeks to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in domestic and foreign high yield debt instruments, including high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds) and high yield corporate loans which are below investment grade quality. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned 8.59% based on market price and 14.21% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.98% based on market price and 12.87% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed the broader fixed income market as risk assets rallied during the period. Lower-quality high yield bonds outperformed higher-quality issues. The bank loan sector also posted strong returns, but underperformed high yield. The largest contributor to the Trust’s performance was individual security selection, particularly among lower-quality credits and special situations in the automotive sector, including manufacturers of automobiles, auto parts and components. Within the Trust’s small allocation to common stocks, its holdings in Delphi boosted returns. The Trust’s limited exposure to high-quality, non-investment grade proved beneficial, as did its large allocation to lower-quality credits later in the period.

 

 

During the period, the Trust maintained leverage at an average amount between 20% and 22% of its total managed assets, which detracted from relative performance versus competitors that maintained higher levels of leverage, as would be expected when markets are advancing. During most of the period, the Trust held a significant position in mid-tier speculative grade names, which detracted modestly as they underperformed their lower-quality counterparts. Also having a negative impact was the Trust’s exposure to floating rate loan interests; however, the Trust continues to hold a number of loans issued by speculative companies where we believe the loans are the most attractive instrument in the company’s capital structure.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to that which is more consistent with a gradually improving economy. The Trust reduced its exposure to the automotive sector and increased exposure to lower-quality credits as well as sectors where companies are positioned to benefit from rising commodity prices.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 80% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 12% in floating rate loan interests, 6% in common stocks and 2% in preferred stocks. Cash positions were negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at approximately 24% of its total managed assets.


 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 




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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.


 

 



Trust Information

 




 

 

Symbol on NYSE

HYV

Initial Offering Date

November 30, 2001

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($11.81)1

8.38%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

$0.0825

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

$0.9900

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

24%




 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

2

A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 1, 2011. The Monthly Distribution per Share was increased to $0.085. The Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution per Share and Current Annualized Distribution per Share do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future.

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 


















Market Price

 

$

11.81

 

$

11.40

 

 

3.60

%

$

11.94

 

$

10.56

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

12.65

 

$

11.61

 

 

8.96

%

$

12.69

 

$

11.61

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 









Corporate Bonds

 

80

%

 

80

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

12

 

 

15

 

 

Common Stocks

 

4

 

 

2

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

Other Interests

 

2

 

 

2

 

 










 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 









BBB/Baa

 

4

%

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

31

 

 

35

 

 

B

 

46

 

 

46

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

14

 

 

11

 

 

CC/Ca

 

 

 

1

 

 

Not Rated

 

5

 

 

4

 

 










 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 





 

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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.

 

 


Investment Objective


BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.’s (HYT) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in domestic and foreign high yield securities, including high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds), corporate loans, convertible debt securities and preferred securities which are below investment grade quality. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.

 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned 10.01% based on market price and 13.31% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.98% based on market price and 12.87% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed the broader fixed income market as risk assets rallied during the period. Lower-quality high yield bonds outperformed higher-quality issues. The bank loan sector also posted strong returns, but underperformed high yield. The largest contributor to the Trust’s performance was individual security selection, particularly among lower-quality credits and special situations in the automotive sector, including manufacturers of automobiles, auto parts and components. Within the Trust’s small allocation to common stocks, its holdings in Delphi boosted returns. The Trust’s limited exposure to high-quality, non-investment grade proved beneficial, as did its large allocation to lower-quality credits later in the period.

 

 

During the period, the Trust maintained leverage at an average amount between 18% and 20% of its total managed assets, which detracted from relative performance versus competitors that maintained higher levels of leverage, as would be expected when markets are advancing. During most of the period, the Trust held a significant position in mid-tier speculative grade names, which detracted modestly as they underperformed their lower-quality counterparts. Also having a negative impact was the Trust’s exposure to floating rate loan interests; however, the Trust continues to hold a number of loans issued by speculative companies where we believe the loans are the most attractive instrument in the company’s capital structure.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to that which is more consistent with a gradually improving economy. The Trust reduced its exposure to the automotive sector and increased exposure to lower-quality credits as well as sectors where companies are positioned to benefit from rising commodity prices.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 81% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 12% in floating rate loan interests, 6% in common stocks and 1% in preferred stocks. Cash positions were negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at approximately 23% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 


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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.

 


Trust Information



 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

HYT

Initial Offering Date

 

May 30, 2003

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($11.79)1

 

8.40%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.0825

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.9900

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

 

23%





 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

11.79

 

$

11.19

 

 

5.36

%

$

11.90

 

$

10.52

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

12.35

 

$

11.38

 

 

8.52

%

$

12.39

 

$

11.38

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







Corporate Bonds

 

81

%

 

81

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

12

 

 

15

 

 

Common Stocks

 

4

 

 

2

 

 

Other Interests

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

1

 

 

1

 

 










 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







BBB/Baa

 

4

%

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

32

 

 

36

 

 

B

 

46

 

 

47

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

14

 

 

11

 

 

Not Rated

 

4

 

 

3

 

 










 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 





 

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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock High Income Shares


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock High Income Shares’ (HIS) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide the highest current income attainable consistent with reasonable risk as determined by the Trust’s investment adviser, through investment in a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of high yield, high risk fixed income securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The Trust’s secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its primary objective. The Trust seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in high yield, high risk debt instruments rated in the medium to lower categories by nationally recognized rating services (BBB or lower by S&P or Baa or lower by Moody’s) or non-rated securities, which, in the investment adviser’s opinion, are of comparable quality. Under normal market conditions, the average maturity of the Trust’s portfolio is between eight and twelve years. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.

 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned 9.43% based on market price and 12.65% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.98% based on market price and 12.87% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed the broader fixed income market as risk assets rallied during the period. Lower-quality high yield bonds outperformed higher-quality issues. The bank loan sector also posted strong returns, but underperformed high yield. Given the advancing market, the Trust’s use of leverage had a positive impact on returns on an absolute basis. However, the Trust maintains a lower level of leverage (at an average amount between 15% and 18% of its total managed assets) than the average level maintained by its Lipper category competitors, which detracted from performance on a relative basis.

 

 

During most of the period, the Trust held a significant position in mid-tier speculative grade names, which detracted modestly as they underperformed their lower-quality counterparts. Also having a negative impact was the Trust’s exposure to floating rate loan interests; however, the Trust continues to hold a number of loans issued by speculative companies where we believe the loans are the most attractive instrument in the company’s capital structure.

 

 

Contributing positively to performance was individual security selection, particularly among lower-quality credits and special situations in the automotive sector, including manufacturers of automobiles, auto parts and components. Within the Trust’s small allocation to common stocks, its holdings in Delphi boosted returns. The Trust’s limited exposure to high-quality, non-investment grade proved beneficial, as did its large allocation to lower-quality credits later in the period.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to that which is more consistent with a gradually improving economy. The Trust reduced its exposure to the automotive sector and increased exposure to lower-quality credits as well as sectors where companies are positioned to benefit from rising commodity prices.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 86% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 12% in floating rate loan interests and 1% in both common stocks and preferred stocks. Cash positions were negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at approximately 18% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 


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BlackRock High Income Shares

 


Trust Information



 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

HIS

Initial Offering Date

 

August 10, 1988

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($2.16)1

 

7.89%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.0142

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.1704

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

 

18%





 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

2.16

 

$

2.09

 

 

3.35

%

$

2.22

 

$

1.93

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

2.33

 

$

2.19

 

 

6.39

%

$

2.34

 

$

2.19

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







Corporate Bonds

 

86

%

 

84

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

12

 

 

13

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Common Stocks

 

1

 

 

1

 

 










 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







A

 

1

%

 

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

4

 

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

31

 

 

35

 

 

B

 

45

 

 

46

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

14

 

 

11

 

 

Not Rated

 

5

 

 

5

 

 










 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 





 

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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock High Yield Trust


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock High Yield Trust’s (BHY) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide high current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in high-risk, high yield bonds and other such securities, such as preferred stocks, which are rated below investment grade. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

           No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.

 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned 9.00% based on market price and 12.85% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.98% based on market price and 12.87% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed the broader fixed income market as risk assets rallied during the period. Lower-quality high yield bonds outperformed higher-quality issues. The bank loan sector also posted strong returns, but underperformed high yield. Given the advancing market, the Trust’s use of leverage had a positive impact on returns on an absolute basis. However, the Trust maintains a lower level of leverage (at an average amount between 15% and 18% of its total managed assets) than the average level maintained by its Lipper category competitors, which detracted from performance on a relative basis.

 

 

During most of the period, the Trust held a significant position in mid-tier speculative grade names, which detracted modestly as they underperformed their lower-quality counterparts. Also having a negative impact was the Trust’s exposure to floating rate loan interests; however, the Trust continues to hold a number of loans issued by speculative companies where we believe the loans are the most attractive instrument in the company’s capital structure.

 

 

Contributing positively to performance was individual security selection, particularly among lower-quality credits and special situations in the automotive sector, including manufacturers of automobiles, auto parts and components. Within the Trust’s small allocation to common stocks, its holdings in Delphi boosted returns. The Trust’s limited exposure to high-quality, non-investment grade proved beneficial, as did its large allocation to lower-quality credits later in the period.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to that which is more consistent with a gradually improving economy. The Trust reduced its exposure to the automotive sector and increased exposure to lower-quality credits as well as sectors where companies are positioned to benefit from rising commodity prices.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 85% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 12% in floating rate loan interests and 3% in stocks. Cash positions were negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at approximately 18% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 


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BlackRock High Yield Trust

 


Trust Information



 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

BHY

Initial Offering Date

 

December 23, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($6.75)1

 

7.73%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.0435

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.5220

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

 

18%





 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

6.75

 

$

6.44

 

 

4.81

%

$

6.77

 

$

5.94

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

7.26

 

$

6.69

 

 

8.52

%

$

7.28

 

$

6.69

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







Corporate Bonds

 

85

%

 

84

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

12

 

 

13

 

 

Other Interests

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

1

 

 










 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







BBB/Baa

 

4

%

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

35

 

 

38

 

 

B

 

44

 

 

42

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

13

 

 

12

 

 

Not Rated

 

4

 

 

5

 

 










 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 





 

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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.’s (BNA) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 75% of its assets in bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust’s investments will include a broad range of bonds, including corporate bonds, US government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

 

 

 

No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.


 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned (6.69)% based on market price and (1.64)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category posted an average return of (0.83)% based on market price and 2.73% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The largest individual factor impacting performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, many of which carry a lower average credit quality and/or a higher allocation to spread assets (those driven by movements in credit risk), is the Trust’s high-quality bias. This bias hurt performance for the period as spread sectors and lower-quality risk assets generally outperformed US Treasuries and government-related assets. In addition, the Trust carried a higher duration (sensitivity to interest rates) relative to its Lipper category average, which detracted from relative performance as interest rates rose significantly in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

 

Contributing positively to performance on an absolute basis was the Trust’s exposure to non-government spread sectors, such as investment grade credit, non-agency residential MBS and ABS. Also contributing positively were allocations to high yield corporate credit and CMBS, which were among the best performing fixed income sectors during the period.

 

 

The Trust engaged in financial futures contracts for purposes of hedging and managing risks related to duration and yield curve positioning. As interest rates rose during the period, the Trust’s financial futures contracts had a negative impact on performance.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Trust gradually reduced its exposure to agency MBS, while it increased exposure to corporate credit and reduced the duration of its portfolio.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust maintained a diversified exposure to non-government spread sectors, including investment grade credit, high yield corporate credit, CMBS, ABS and non-agency residential MBS. The Trust also held allocations to government-related sectors such US Treasuries, agency debt and agency MBS.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 




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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.


 


Trust Information



 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

BNA

Initial Offering Date

 

December 20, 1991

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($9.52)1

 

6.43%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.051

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.612

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

 

30%





 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

9.52

 

$

10.56

 

 

(9.85

)%

$

10.59

 

$

9.30

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

10.52

 

$

11.07

 

 

(4.97

)%

$

11.13

 

$

10.28

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond and US Government securities:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

39

%

 

 

 

38

%

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 








 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







AAA/Aaa5

 

 

 

50

%

 

 

 

41

%

 

AA/Aa

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

A

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

BB/Ba

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

B

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1

 

 








 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes US Government Sponsored Agency Securities which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor.


 

 

 




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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.’s (BKT) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to manage a portfolio of high-quality securities to achieve both preservation of capital and high monthly income. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. The Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are (i) issued or guaranteed by the US government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities or (ii) rated at the time of investment either AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody’s. Securities issued or guaranteed by the US government or its agencies or instrumentalities are generally considered to be of the same or higher credit or quality as privately issued securities rated AAA or Aaa. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

 

 

 

No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.


 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned 0.01% based on market price and 2.22% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper US Mortgage Funds category posted an average return of 1.37% based on market price and 6.30% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The largest individual factor impacting performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, many of which carry a lower average credit quality and/or a higher allocation to CMBS and non-agency residential MBS, is the Trust’s high-quality bias. This bias hurt performance for the period as CMBS and non-agency residential MBS generally outperformed agency MBS.

 

 

Contributing positively to performance on an absolute basis was the Trust’s exposure to CMBS and non-agency residential MBS. Security selection among agency MBS had a positive impact on performance, most notably with respect to positioning in agency interest-only (“IO”) mortgages.

 

 

The Trust engaged in financial futures contracts and interest rate swaps for purposes of hedging and managing risks related to duration and yield curve positioning. As interest rates rose during the period, the Trust’s financial futures contracts and interest rate swaps had a positive impact on performance.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Trust gradually reduced exposure to CMBS and altered its agency IO mortgage exposure by moving from higher-coupon mortgages to lower-coupon mortgages.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust maintained its exposure to high-quality agency MBS with varying maturities and coupons and held allocations to non-agency residential MBS and CMBS.


 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 




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BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.


 


Trust Information



 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

BKT

Initial Offering Date

 

July 22, 1988

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($6.80)1

 

4.68%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.0265

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.3180

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

 

16%





 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents reverse repurchase agreements and the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see the Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

6.80

 

$

6.95

 

 

(2.16

)%

$

7.06

 

$

6.63

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

7.76

 

$

7.76

 

 

%

$

7.84

 

$

7.64

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

86

%

 

 

 

83

%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage Backed Securities

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 








 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







AAA/Aaa5

 

 

100

%

 

100

%










 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes US Government Sponsored Agency Securities which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor.


 

 

 




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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2011

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust

 

 


Investment Objective

 


BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust’s (BHD) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return through high current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities including corporate bonds, US government and agency securities, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities and other types of fixed income securities. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, a significant portion of its assets in corporate fixed income securities that are below investment grade quality, including high-risk, high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds) and other such securities, such as preferred stocks. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 


Portfolio Management Commentary



 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trust returned 3.55% based on market price and 9.30% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.98% based on market price and 12.87% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

High yield bonds delivered strong performance as risk assets rallied during the period. The Trust’s average allocation to high yield contributed to performance on an absolute basis, its average allocation to investment grade credit, which underperformed amid rising interest rates, hurt performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, which invest primarily in high yield bonds. The Trust also invests in floating rate loan interests (approximately 14% of the portfolio during the period), which detracted from relative performance as the bank loan sector underperformed high yield during the period.

 

 

The Trust maintained leverage at an average amount between 18% and 22% of its total managed assets, which detracted from relative performance versus competitors that maintained higher levels of leverage, as would be expected when markets are advancing.

 

 

Within the Trust’s high yield segment, a large allocation to lower-quality credits benefited performance, as did security selection in that space.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

Over the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to that which is more consistent with a gradually improving economy. In particular, the Trust increased exposure to lower-quality credits and sectors that are more sensitive to commodity prices and economic conditions.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

At period end, the Trust held 83% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds and 12% in floating rate loan interests, with the remainder in US Treasury obligations and stocks. Cash positions were negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at approximately 22% of its total managed assets.


 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 


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BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust

 


Trust Information



 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

BHD

Initial Offering Date

 

February 26, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2011 ($13.02)1

 

7.33%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.0795

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.9540

Leverage as of February 28, 20113

 

22%





 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 1, 2011. The Monthly Distribution per Share was increased to $0.0845. The Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution per Share and Current Annualized Distribution per Share do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

13.02

 

$

13.17

 

 

(1.14

)%

$

13.53

 

$

12.22

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

14.16

 

$

13.57

 

 

4.35

%

$

14.23

 

$

13.57

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond securities:

 


Portfolio Composition



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

83

%

 

 

 

85

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 














 


Credit Quality Allocations4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/11

 

8/31/10

 







AA/Aa

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

 

3

%

 

A

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

BB/Ba

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

B

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 














 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 


 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Trusts may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and NAV. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.

The Trusts may utilize leverage by borrowing through a credit facility, participation in the TALF, or through entering into reverse repurchase agreements and treasury roll transactions. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of assets to be obtained from leverage, which will be based on short-term interest rates, will normally be lower than the income earned by each Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each Trust (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Trust’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is, short-term interest rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. If the yield curve becomes negatively sloped, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term interest rates, income to shareholders will be lower than if the Trusts had not used leverage.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Trust’s capitalization is $100 million and it borrows for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in long-term securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and long-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, the Trust pays borrowing costs and interest expense on the $30 million of borrowings based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by the Trust with assets received from the borrowings earn income based on long-term interest rates. In this case, the borrowing costs and interest expense of the borrowings is significantly lower than the income earned on the Trust’s long-term investments, and therefore the shareholders are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental net income pickup will be reduced or eliminated completely. Furthermore, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates of 6%, the yield curve has a negative slope. In this case, the Trust pays interest expense on the higher short-term interest rates whereas the Trust’s total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.

Furthermore, the value of the Trusts’ portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the redemption value of the Trusts’ borrowings does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Trusts’ NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Trust performance from leverage and borrowings discussed above.

The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased income to the Trusts and shareholders, but as described above, it also creates risks as short or long-term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Trusts’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, each Trust’s net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, each Trust’s net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders will be reduced. Each Trust may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause a Trust to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit each Trust’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Trust will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by shareholders and may reduce income.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trusts are permitted to borrow through their credit facility, through participation in the TALF or entering into reverse repurchase agreements up to 331/3% of their total managed assets. As of February 28, 2011, the Trusts had outstanding leverage from borrowings as a percentage of their total managed assets as follows:

 

 

 

 





 

 

Percent of
Leverage

 





BHK

 

29%

 

HYV

 

24%

 

HYT

 

23%

 

HIS

 

18%

 

BHY

 

18%

 

BNA

 

30%

 

BKT

 

16%

 

BHD

 

22%

 






 


 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Trusts may invest in various derivative instruments, including financial futures contracts, swaps, options and foreign currency exchange contracts, as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, equity, credit, foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate and/or other risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative instrument. The Trusts’ ability to use a derivative instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require a Trust to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation a Trust can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause a Trust to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 


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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 



321 Henderson Receivables I LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-1A, Class B, 9.31%, 7/15/61

 

USD

1,150

 

$

1,218,578

 

Series 2010-3A, Class A, 3.82%, 12/15/48

 

 

876

 

 

848,511

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series
2006-A5, Class A5, 0.33%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

350

 

 

347,911

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2006-13, Class 3AV2, 0.41%, 1/25/37 (b)

 

 

1,323

 

 

945,960

 

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2010-1,
Class B, 3.63%, 10/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,980

 

 

1,978,918

 

Globaldrive BV, Series 2008-2, Class A, 4.00%,
10/20/16

 

EUR

500

 

 

696,859

 

Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 2007-2, Class 2A1,
0.37%, 7/25/37 (b)

 

USD

239

 

 

232,483

 

Maryland Insurance Backed Securities Trust, Series
2006-1A, Class A, 5.55%, 12/10/65

 

 

2,500

 

 

1,675,000

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-3, Class A4,
4.61%, 11/25/24 (b)

 

 

650

 

 

674,808

 

SLM Student Loan Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-A, Class A4, 0.42%, 1/15/19

 

 

460

 

 

447,017

 

Series 2008-5, Class A3, 1.60%, 1/25/18

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,171,618

 

Series 2008-5, Class A4, 2.00%, 7/25/23

 

 

3,620

 

 

3,785,960

 

Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-WO, Class C, 3.19%, 10/15/15 (a)

 

 

580

 

 

578,956

 

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-2, Class B, 2.24%, 12/15/14

 

 

860

 

 

862,511

 

Series 2010-2, Class C, 3.89%, 7/17/17

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,040,100

 

Series 2010-B, Class B, 2.10%, 9/15/14 (a)

 

 

700

 

 

701,209

 

Series 2010-B, Class C, 3.02%, 10/17/16 (a)

 

 

740

 

 

740,709

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.48%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

597

 

 

596,574

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.10%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

610

 

 

610,000

 

Small Business Administration, Class 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-P10B, 5.14%, 8/10/13

 

 

368

 

 

388,871

 

Series 2004-P10B, 4.75%, 8/10/14

 

 

239

 

 

252,915

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,795,468

 









Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note,
2.08%, 3/30/30 (a)

 

 

4,494

 

 

289,381

 

Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 1, 2.36%, 4/15/29 (a)

 

 

7,069

 

 

516,906

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

806,287

 









Total Asset-Backed Securities — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

20,601,755

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (c)

 

 

135

 

 

474

 









Total Common Stocks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

474

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northrop-Grumman Corp., 7.88%, 3/01/26

 

USD

960

 

$

1,256,664

 

United Technologies Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,241,176

 

6.13%, 7/15/38

 

 

700

 

 

783,555

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,281,395

 









Airlines — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-2, 7.86%,
4/01/13

 

 

380

 

 

392,350

 

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2010-1-B,
6.00%, 7/12/20

 

 

700

 

 

698,250

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

334

 

 

373,141

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,463,741

 









Auto Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BorgWarner Inc., 4.63%, 9/15/20

 

 

265

 

 

266,315

 









Beverages — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 7.75%,
1/15/19 (a)(d)

 

 

2,950

 

 

3,657,227

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (a)

 

EUR

355

 

 

521,725

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,178,952

 









Building Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.50%,
12/01/16

 

USD

235

 

 

254,975

 









Capital Markets — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13

 

 

720

 

 

737,330

 

CDP Financial, Inc. (a)(d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 11/25/14

 

 

1,935

 

 

1,970,987

 

5.60%, 11/25/39

 

 

2,935

 

 

3,041,787

 

Credit Suisse, 5.50%, 5/01/14

 

 

575

 

 

632,216

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.70%, 8/01/15

 

 

800

 

 

811,063

 

5.38%, 3/15/20

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,772,298

 

6.00%, 6/15/20

 

 

870

 

 

932,803

 

6.25%, 2/01/41

 

 

345

 

 

351,093

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.81%, 5/14/13 (b)(d)

 

 

1,890

 

 

1,955,713

 

4.20%, 11/20/14

 

 

490

 

 

508,739

 

4.00%, 7/24/15

 

 

410

 

 

419,778

 

6.25%, 8/28/17

 

 

875

 

 

955,726

 

5.63%, 9/23/19

 

 

630

 

 

647,171

 

Nomura Holdings Inc., 4.13%, 1/19/16

 

 

389

 

 

387,269

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

15,123,973

 









Chemicals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

250

 

 

245,625

 

The Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/20

 

 

185

 

 

178,283

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

595

 

 

638,881

 

Huntsman International LLC, 6.88%, 11/15/13 (a)

 

EUR

435

 

 

613,784

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,676,573

 










 


Portfolio Abbreviations


To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:

 

 

CAD

Canadian Dollar

EUR

Euro

EURIBOR

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FKA

Formerly Known As

FNMA

Federal National Mortgage Association

GBP

British Pound

 

 

GNMA

Government National Mortgage Association

GO

General Obligation Bonds

INR

Indian Rupee

JPY

Japanese Yen

LIBOR

London InterBank Offered Rate

RB

Revenue Bonds

USD

US Dollar


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Commercial Banks — 7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas Home Loan Covered Bonds SA, 2.20%,
11/02/15 (a)

 

USD

3,130

 

$

3,001,110

 

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.65%, 10/29/15 (a)

 

 

4,795

 

 

4,604,791

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

110

 

 

110,963

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

1,680

 

 

1,692,600

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2.75%,
1/27/16 (a)

 

 

1,490

 

 

1,488,891

 

DEPFA ACS Bank, 5.13%, 3/16/37 (a)

 

 

3,775

 

 

2,475,822

 

Discover Bank, 8.70%, 11/18/19

 

 

1,045

 

 

1,257,230

 

DnB NOR Boligkreditt, 2.10%, 10/14/15 (a)

 

 

4,020

 

 

3,859,288

 

Eksportfinans ASA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 9/15/15 (d)

 

 

2,455

 

 

2,393,821

 

5.50%, 6/26/17

 

 

950

 

 

1,063,828

 

HSBC Bank USA NA, 5.88%, 11/01/34 (d)

 

 

775

 

 

769,860

 

HSBC Holdings Plc, 6.50%, 5/02/36

 

 

300

 

 

310,513

 

Royal Bank of Canada, 3.13%, 4/14/15 (a)

 

 

3,870

 

 

3,967,598

 

Sparebanken 1 Boligkreditt, 1.25%, 10/25/13 (a)

 

 

1,580

 

 

1,565,162

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

28,561,477

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)

 

 

250

 

 

256,875

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

340,800

 

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.63%, 6/15/20

 

 

169

 

 

177,153

 

West Corp., 7.88%, 1/15/19 (a)

 

 

200

 

 

205,250

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

980,078

 









Construction Materials — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inversiones CMPC SA, 4.75%, 1/19/18 (a)

 

 

220

 

 

211,666

 

Nortek, Inc., 10.00%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,547,875

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,759,541

 









Consumer Finance — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05%, 1/13/12 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

126,274

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

340

 

 

362,591

 

SLM Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 1/25/16

 

 

661

 

 

677,525

 

Series A, 0.59%, 1/27/14 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

519,227

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,685,617

 









Containers & Packaging — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (a)

 

EUR

425

 

 

605,539

 

Ball Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 9/01/19

 

USD

270

 

 

293,625

 

6.75%, 9/15/20

 

 

675

 

 

707,063

 

Berry Plastics Corp., 9.75%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

975

 

 

977,438

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

 

260

 

 

261,950

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

725

 

 

1,060,491

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

685

 

 

1,011,434

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,917,540

 









Diversified Financial Services — 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

USD

1,920

 

 

2,167,200

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (a)

 

 

240

 

 

250,500

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

560

 

 

630,700

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

320

 

 

366,400

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 6/01/19

 

 

450

 

 

526,129

 

5.63%, 7/01/20

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,113,020

 

Citigroup, Inc., 4.75%, 5/19/15

 

 

375

 

 

395,823

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.30%, 2/11/21

 

USD

370

 

$

380,110

 

6.15%, 8/07/37 (d)(e)

 

 

4,150

 

 

4,287,797

 

5.88%, 1/14/38 (d)

 

 

177

 

 

177,581

 

6.88%, 1/10/39 (d)

 

 

135

 

 

152,878

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.70%, 1/20/15 (d)

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,543,741

 

2.60%, 1/15/16

 

 

690

 

 

668,739

 

6.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

125

 

 

139,034

 

6.30%, 4/23/19 (d)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,248,738

 

4.25%, 10/15/20

 

 

190

 

 

183,193

 

Novus USA Trust, 1.56%, 11/18/11 (a)(b)

 

 

860

 

 

859,679

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 7.75%,
10/15/16 (a)

 

 

890

 

 

947,850

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/15/16

 

EUR

550

 

 

804,511

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

2,111

 

 

2,163,775

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

600

 

 

625,500

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

22,632,898

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.45%, 6/15/34

 

 

780

 

 

820,613

 

6.55%, 2/15/39 (d)(e)

 

 

3,375

 

 

3,596,305

 

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 8.30%,
12/15/95 (f)

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,184,599

 

GCI, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/19

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,870,000

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

340

 

 

334,050

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

60

 

 

60,900

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

30

 

 

30,450

 

Qwest Corp., 8.38%, 5/01/16

 

 

180

 

 

214,875

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/30/14 (d)

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,104,561

 

6.00%, 9/30/34

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,372,201

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.05%, 6/20/36

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,125,535

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 11/01/18

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,574,381

 

6.40%, 2/15/38 (d)

 

 

2,125

 

 

2,273,419

 

8.95%, 3/01/39

 

 

900

 

 

1,254,778

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 12/01/30

 

 

70

 

 

85,914

 

Verizon New Jersey, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 1/17/12

 

 

335

 

 

349,792

 

7.85%, 11/15/29

 

 

230

 

 

264,657

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

60

 

 

66,075

 

8.63%, 8/01/16

 

 

90

 

 

95,175

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

60

 

 

65,175

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,743,455

 









Electric Utilities — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Power Co., 6.00%, 3/01/39 (d)

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,388,687

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

 

315

 

 

341,058

 

6.00%, 1/15/38

 

 

825

 

 

894,700

 

EDF SA, 5.60%, 1/27/40 (a)(d)

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,446,916

 

E.ON International Finance BV, 6.65%, 4/30/38 (a)

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,812,020

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.16%, 7/05/26

 

 

92

 

 

91,191

 

Florida Power & Light Co., 4.95%, 6/01/35

 

 

950

 

 

922,505

 

Florida Power Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.35%, 9/15/37 (d)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,491,237

 

6.40%, 6/15/38

 

 

430

 

 

488,961

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

575

 

 

639,186

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado, 6.25%, 9/01/37 (d)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,366,902

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


22

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Electric Utilities (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/01/36

 

USD

625

 

$

652,879

 

Series 05-E, 5.35%, 7/15/35

 

 

125

 

 

125,841

 

Series 08-A, 5.95%, 2/01/38

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,174,517

 

The Toledo Edison Co., 6.15%, 5/15/37

 

 

350

 

 

361,561

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series A, 6.00%,
5/15/37 (d)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,161,112

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

15,359,273

 









Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (a)

 

 

340

 

 

348,500

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

 

605

 

 

620,125

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (a)

 

 

875

 

 

905,625

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.63%, 11/15/20 (a)

 

 

160

 

 

165,200

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

180

 

 

194,850

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,234,300

 









Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/37

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,192,410

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

946,173

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,138,583

 









Food Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

335

 

 

361,381

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., 7.00%, 8/11/37

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,652,952

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,014,333

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

860

 

 

942,775

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

600

 

 

861,089

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

630

 

 

672,525

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

410

 

 

451,000

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

170

 

 

199,750

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,308,125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,492,489

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.13%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

 

835

 

 

876,750

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
10.00%, 12/15/18

 

 

4,960

 

 

4,662,400

 

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18

 

EUR

69

 

 

99,025

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/16 (a)

 

USD

440

 

 

458,700

 

McDonald’s Corp., 5.70%, 2/01/39

 

 

825

 

 

887,904

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,984,779

 









Household Durables — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

255

 

 

259,144

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,220,625

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,467,500

 

8.38%, 5/15/18 (a)

 

 

655

 

 

694,300

 

8.38%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

1,065

 

 

1,123,575

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,765,144

 









Household Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp., 6.63%, 8/01/37

 

 

850

 

 

1,022,845

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
 (000)

 

Value

 







IT Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

USD

674

 

$

670,630

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

520

 

 

544,700

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

240

 

 

237,900

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (a)(g)

 

 

863

 

 

803,013

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

660

 

 

681,450

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,786,225

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,723,918

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%,
6/01/16 (a)

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,085,000

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%,
1/15/20 (a)

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,582,855

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

347

 

 

362,217

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

3,610

 

 

3,758,912

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,788,984

 









Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

690

 

 

748,650

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (g)

 

 

1,940

 

 

2,148,984

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,897,634

 









Insurance — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

384

 

 

408,960

 

Chubb Corp., 6.00%, 5/11/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,180,541

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 0.48%,
6/16/14 (b)

 

 

425

 

 

413,269

 

Manulife Financial Corp., 3.40%, 9/17/15

 

 

780

 

 

772,868

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I (a)(d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 1/11/13

 

 

2,545

 

 

2,593,210

 

5.13%, 6/10/14

 

 

775

 

 

841,489

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.70%, 12/14/36

 

 

675

 

 

672,223

 

Series D, 5.90%, 3/17/36

 

 

500

 

 

508,541

 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America,
6.85%, 12/16/39 (a)

 

 

505

 

 

581,081

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,972,182

 









Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Technologies Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

145

 

 

146,784

 









Machinery — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

310

 

 

275,900

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (h)

 

 

1,040

 

 

1,453,400

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

880

 

 

974,600

 

Titan International, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/17 (a)(h)

 

 

340

 

 

885,700

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,589,600

 









Marine — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (h)

 

 

2,355

 

 

2,184,263

 

Nakilat, Inc., Series A, 6.07%, 12/31/33 (a)(d)

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,055,250

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,239,513

 









Media — 8.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

625

 

 

598,438

 

CBS Corp., 8.88%, 5/15/19

 

 

510

 

 

643,120

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,786,330

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.44%, 5/15/14 (a)

 

 

52

 

 

36,656

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%,
1/15/15 (a)

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,136,062

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

350

 

 

375,375

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

23



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B,
9.25%, 12/15/17

 

USD

1,127

 

$

1,253,787

 

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,
9.46%, 11/15/22

 

 

600

 

 

818,149

 

Comcast Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.45%, 3/15/37

 

 

790

 

 

826,880

 

6.40%, 3/01/40

 

 

390

 

 

405,819

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,059

 

 

1,058,750

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,092

 

 

1,091,944

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

926

 

 

926,058

 

Discovery Communications LLC, 3.70%, 6/01/15

 

 

480

 

 

497,355

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

485

 

 

515,313

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (a)

 

 

1,480

 

 

1,657,600

 

NBC Universal, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.15%, 4/30/20

 

 

968

 

 

997,873

 

4.38%, 4/01/21

 

 

795

 

 

765,150

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16 (a)

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,840,500

 

News America Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.70%, 10/30/25

 

 

825

 

 

982,841

 

8.45%, 8/01/34

 

 

625

 

 

757,894

 

News America, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 2/15/21 (a)

 

 

625

 

 

621,179

 

7.63%, 11/30/28

 

 

385

 

 

443,378

 

6.15%, 2/15/41 (a)

 

 

750

 

 

762,343

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

200

 

 

200,750

 

10.38%, 9/01/14

 

 

943

 

 

981,899

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 2/15/26

 

 

610

 

 

741,576

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.30%, 7/01/38

 

 

930

 

 

1,047,756

 

5.88%, 11/15/40

 

 

465

 

 

441,535

 

Time Warner, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.70%, 1/15/21

 

 

350

 

 

351,794

 

6.10%, 7/15/40

 

 

215

 

 

217,041

 

UPC Germany GmbH, 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,788,500

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 6.50%, 1/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

574,875

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (a)

 

EUR

1,135

 

 

1,601,484

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

30,746,004

 









Metals & Mining — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 4.80%, 10/01/20

 

USD

240

 

 

237,630

 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.75%,
11/04/20 (a)

 

 

259

 

 

243,763

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (a)

 

 

805

 

 

859,338

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

375

 

 

388,125

 

Falconbridge Ltd., 6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,273,561

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (h)

 

 

645

 

 

811,894

 

New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

215

 

 

318,941

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%,
7/15/14 (h)

 

USD

615

 

 

820,256

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (a)(d)

 

 

4,380

 

 

4,828,950

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,782,458

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,301,562

 

BP Capital Markets Plc, 3.13%, 3/10/12

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,298,656

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

75

 

 

84,000

 

Burlington Resources Finance Co., 7.40%, 12/01/31

 

 

875

 

 

1,037,802

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 2/15/37

 

 

410

 

 

454,739

 

6.25%, 3/15/38

 

 

375

 

 

405,435

 

6.75%, 2/01/39

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,174,411

 

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/39

 

 

895

 

 

1,018,578

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,185

 

 

1,244,250

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co., 5.95%,
10/15/36

 

USD

535

 

$

570,894

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

130

 

 

143,325

 

Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32

 

 

625

 

 

812,944

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

670

 

 

720,681

 

6.63%, 8/15/37

 

 

700

 

 

772,526

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 12/15/17 (a)

 

 

580

 

 

623,500

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 2/01/13

 

 

695

 

 

748,350

 

6.13%, 10/15/39

 

 

700

 

 

701,354

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 3/01/41 (a)

 

 

434

 

 

439,682

 

MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.80%, 10/15/36

 

 

700

 

 

728,622

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

800

 

 

829,182

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,112,181

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,090,000

 

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

620

 

 

663,400

 

Petrobras International Finance Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88%, 1/27/16

 

 

1,785

 

 

1,802,343

 

5.88%, 3/01/18

 

 

75

 

 

79,816

 

5.75%, 1/20/20

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,789,943

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 3.90%, 4/15/15 (a)

 

 

680

 

 

676,399

 

Valero Energy Corp., 6.63%, 6/15/37

 

 

641

 

 

655,030

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

23,979,605

 









Paper & Forest Products — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

490

 

 

546,350

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

210

 

 

231,525

 

Clearwater Paper Corp., 10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

620

 

 

708,350

 

International Paper Co., 7.30%, 11/15/39

 

 

750

 

 

879,151

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

900

 

 

897,750

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

745

 

 

821,362

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,084,488

 









Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/18 (a)

 

 

175

 

 

179,812

 

Merck & Co., Inc., 6.55%, 9/15/37 (d)

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,331,296

 

Roche Holdings, Inc., 7.00%, 3/01/39 (a)(d)

 

 

850

 

 

1,050,912

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance LLC, 6.15%, 2/01/36

 

 

1,445

 

 

1,592,389

 

Wyeth (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 2/15/36

 

 

675

 

 

738,964

 

5.95%, 4/01/37

 

 

925

 

 

999,772

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,893,145

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimco Realty Corp., 6.88%, 10/01/19

 

 

430

 

 

501,873

 









Road & Rail — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

715

 

 

799,012

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/40

 

 

950

 

 

989,889

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.25%, 8/01/34

 

 

350

 

 

398,372

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%,
2/01/17 (a)

 

 

490

 

 

512,050

 

The Hertz Corp., 7.38%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

670

 

 

700,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,399,473

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (a)

 

 

390

 

 

397,800

 









Software — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oracle Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/40 (a)

 

 

895

 

 

872,369

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achmea Hypotheekbank NV, 3.20%,
11/03/14 (a)(d)

 

USD

1,305

 

$

1,348,186

 

MGIC Investment Corp., 5.38%, 11/01/15

 

 

840

 

 

791,700

 

The PMI Group, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,115,235

 

Radian Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,400,000

 

5.38%, 6/15/15

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,270,500

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,925,621

 









Tobacco — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc., 4.50%, 3/26/20

 

 

640

 

 

660,671

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwire Communications LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 12/01/15

 

 

190

 

 

207,100

 

12.00%, 12/01/17

 

 

160

 

 

172,800

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

35

 

 

38,588

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (a)

 

 

1,420

 

 

1,542,170

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 1/15/15 (g)

 

 

560

 

 

583,240

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

150

 

 

156,750

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 10/15/20 (a)

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,078,875

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

850

 

 

897,812

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

850

 

 

827,687

 

Rogers Communications, Inc., 7.50%, 8/15/38

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,426,112

 

SBA Tower Trust, 4.25%, 4/15/40 (a)

 

 

950

 

 

992,928

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

745

 

 

671,431

 

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 1/15/19 (a)

 

 

350

 

 

378,000

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 4.15%, 6/10/14 (d)

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,171,122

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,144,615

 









Total Corporate Bonds — 74.9%

 

 

 

 

 

273,227,788

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.60%,
9/20/40

 

EUR

160

 

 

122,363

 

Israel Government AID Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 4/26/24

 

USD

825

 

 

928,541

 

5.50%, 9/18/33

 

 

845

 

 

932,093

 

Italy Government International Bond, 5.38%,
6/15/33

 

 

455

 

 

451,167

 

Japan Finance Corp., 2.00%, 6/24/11

 

 

860

 

 

864,548

 

Japan Finance Organization for Municipal Enterprises,
4.00%, 1/13/21

 

 

500

 

 

494,995

 

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 1.38%, 7/15/13 (d)

 

 

660

 

 

664,720

 

Mexico Government International Bond, 5.63%,
1/15/17

 

 

370

 

 

407,925

 

United Mexican States, Series A, 5.13%, 1/15/20

 

 

215

 

 

225,213

 









Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

5,091,565

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-7,
Class 4A1, 5.40%, 10/25/35 (b)

 

 

1,017

 

 

948,981

 

Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-2,
Class 1A2, 6.00%, 3/25/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

766,422

 

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,
Series 2004-8, Class 14A1, 5.39%, 11/25/34 (b)

 

 

487

 

 

462,605

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2005-12, Class 6A1, 6.00%, 1/25/36

 

 

980

 

 

734,672

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 2005-A1,
Class 1A1, 5.40%, 12/25/35 (b)

 

USD

974

 

$

939,756

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A15, 5.50%,
12/25/35

 

 

1,583

 

 

1,417,855

 

Series 2006-0A19, Class A1, 0.44%,
2/20/47 (b)

 

 

465

 

 

243,000

 

Series 2006-0A21, Class A1, 0.45%,
3/20/47 (b)

 

 

865

 

 

517,994

 

Series 2006-41CB, Class 1A4, 5.75%, 1/25/37

 

 

800

 

 

618,562

 

Series 2007-HY4, Class 4A1, 5.54%,
6/25/47 (b)

 

 

984

 

 

712,299

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-0A5, Class 2A1, 0.46%,
4/25/46 (b)

 

 

359

 

 

222,275

 

Series 2007-10, Class A22, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

771

 

 

646,481

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2007-1, Class 5A14, 6.00%, 2/25/37

 

 

598

 

 

518,929

 

Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 5.25%, 7/25/36

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,569,283

 

Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 4.58%,
7/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,542,070

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 1A1, 5.69%,
5/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

900

 

 

801,562

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 1A1, 5.16%, 8/25/47

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,603,125

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 2A1, 5.17%,
5/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

1,165

 

 

1,060,150

 

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc., Alternate Loan Trust,
Series 2006-0A1, Class A1, 0.46%, 2/25/47 (b)

 

 

283

 

 

186,587

 

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3,
Class 5A1, 5.14%, 6/19/35 (b)

 

 

1,571

 

 

1,554,435

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-AR4, Class 6A1, 5.25%,
7/25/35 (b)

 

 

399

 

 

388,958

 

Series 2006-4F, Class 1A1, 5.00%, 5/25/36

 

 

824

 

 

706,005

 

Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1, 2.81%,
1/25/36 (b)

 

 

732

 

 

630,129

 

Series 2007-4F, Class 3A1, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

920

 

 

883,367

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2,
Class A1, 0.44%, 12/25/36 (b)

 

 

723

 

 

563,042

 

IndyMac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-A1,
Class A4, 6.00%, 8/25/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

964,887

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-S3, Class 1A12, 6.50%, 8/25/36

 

 

677

 

 

664,324

 

Series 2007-S1, Class 2A22, 5.75%, 3/25/37

 

 

651

 

 

560,013

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series
2006-A3, Class 3A1, 3.78%, 5/25/36 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

572,897

 

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Series
2007-S6, Class 1A16, 6.00%, 6/25/37

 

 

524

 

 

462,693

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 2002-AL1,
Class A2, 3.45%, 2/25/32

 

 

1,592

 

 

1,508,967

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006, Class 1A29, 6.00%, 8/25/36

 

 

593

 

 

591,712

 

Series 2006-3, Class A9, 5.50%, 3/25/36

 

 

460

 

 

466,513

 

Series 2007-8, Class 2A9, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

524

 

 

505,154

 

Series 2007-10, Class 1A21, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

223

 

 

221,576

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

26,757,280

 









Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 13.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-4, Class A4, 5.63%, 7/10/46

 

 

420

 

 

456,014

 

Series 2006-4, Class AM, 5.68%, 7/10/46

 

 

250

 

 

262,516

 

Series 2007-1, Class A4, 5.45%, 1/15/49

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,619,758

 

Series 2007-2, Class A4, 5.69%, 4/10/49 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

804,771

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2007-PW17, Class A4, 5.69%, 6/11/50 (b)

 

 

870

 

 

941,924

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series
2002-CP5, Class A2, 4.94%, 12/15/35

 

 

2,720

 

 

2,846,124

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series
2008-C7, Class A4, 6.10%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

USD

1,370

 

$

1,505,121

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2004-LB3A, Class A3, 5.09%, 7/10/37 (b)

 

 

960

 

 

965,501

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C3, Class AM, 5.83%, 6/15/38

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,054,967

 

Series 2010-RR2, Class 2A, 5.80%,
9/15/39 (a)

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,098,384

 

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2010-ESHA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A, 2.95%, 11/05/27

 

 

2,544

 

 

2,523,389

 

Class C, 4.86%, 11/05/27

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,042,587

 

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C3, Class A3, 6.42%, 8/15/33

 

 

1,254

 

 

1,260,450

 

Series 2001-C4, Class A2, 6.22%, 12/12/33

 

 

1,937

 

 

1,975,134

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
Series 2002-C3, Class A2, 4.93%, 7/10/39

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,455,871

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2010-C2,
Class C, 5.23%, 12/10/43 (a)(b)

 

 

900

 

 

908,863

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C1, Class A3, 5.86%, 10/12/35

 

 

1,841

 

 

1,858,449

 

Series 2004-CB8, Class A1A, 4.16%,
1/12/39 (a)

 

 

748

 

 

763,664

 

Series 2004-CBX, Class A4, 4.53%, 1/12/37

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,209,522

 

Series 2006-CB14, Class AM, 5.45%,
12/12/44 (b)

 

 

330

 

 

343,812

 

Series 2006-CB16, Class AJ, 5.62%, 5/12/45

 

 

730

 

 

711,852

 

Series 2007-CB19, Class A4, 5.74%,
2/12/49 (b)

 

 

640

 

 

689,319

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2007-C6, Class A4, 5.86%, 7/15/40

 

 

1,761

 

 

1,901,423

 

Series 2007-C7, Class A3, 5.87%, 9/15/45

 

 

700

 

 

755,432

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-BPC1,
Class A3, 4.47%, 10/12/41 (b)

 

 

4,200

 

 

4,253,371

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-HQ4, Class A7, 4.97%, 4/14/40

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,061,717

 

Series 2005-T17, Class A4, 4.52%, 12/13/41

 

 

2,525

 

 

2,560,777

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-C21, Class A3, 5.20%,
10/15/44 (b)

 

 

156

 

 

159,191

 

Series 2006-C28, Class A2, 5.50%, 10/15/48

 

 

7,374

 

 

7,475,260

 

Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 5.90%, 2/15/51 (b)

 

 

1,935

 

 

2,090,161

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

48,555,324

 









Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 20.6%

 

 

 

 

 

75,312,604

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (i)

 

(000)

 

 

 

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (c)

 

 

2

 

 

191

 









Total Other Interests — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

191

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Par 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

(000)

 

 

Value

 









Capital Markets — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Guernsey Ltd., 5.86% (b)(j)

 

USD

494

 

$

477,327

 









Insurance — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/67 (b)

 

 

1,950

 

 

2,001,187

 

Lincoln National Corp., 6.05%, 4/20/67 (b)

 

 

675

 

 

645,503

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,646,690

 









Total Capital Trusts — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

3,124,017

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Automobiles — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75%

 

 

30,000

 

 

1,526,400

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(c)

 

 

12,033

 

 

 









Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,526,400

 









Total Preferred Securities — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

4,650,417

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

(000)

 

 

 

 









City of Chicago Illinois, RB, Build America Bonds,
6.40%, 1/01/40

 

USD

250

 

 

240,293

 

East Bay Municipal Utility District, RB, Build America
Bonds, 5.87%, 6/01/40

 

 

950

 

 

953,078

 

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank,
RB, Build America Bonds, 6.12%, 1/15/40

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,307,028

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds, 7.34%, 11/15/39

 

 

625

 

 

713,125

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build America Bonds, 5.72%, 6/15/42

 

 

700

 

 

686,350

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.38%,
6/15/43

 

 

385

 

 

390,386

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.50%,
6/15/43

 

 

465

 

 

477,722

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 3/15/39

 

 

550

 

 

540,447

 

5.60%, 3/15/40

 

 

950

 

 

896,762

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB,
Consolidated, 159th Series, 6.04%, 12/01/29

 

 

385

 

 

393,666

 

State of California, GO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build America Bonds, 7.30%, 10/01/39

 

 

1,090

 

 

1,146,822

 

Build America Bonds, 7.35%, 11/01/39

 

 

540

 

 

571,509

 

Build America Bonds, Various Purpose,
7.50%, 4/01/34

 

 

360

 

 

389,113

 

Various Purpose, Series 3, 5.45%, 4/01/15

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,429,076

 

University of California, RB, Build America Bonds,
5.95%, 5/15/45

 

 

445

 

 

411,785

 









Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

11,547,162

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


26

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Agency Obligations — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.44%, 10/09/19 (d)(k)

 

USD

5,875

 

$

3,919,500

 

5.63%, 7/15/37 (l)

 

 

775

 

 

865,811

 

Federal Home Loan Banks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/09/22 (l)

 

 

675

 

 

745,391

 

5.37%, 9/09/24 (d)

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,192,130

 

Resolution Funding Corp. (k):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.39%, 7/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

410,908

 

6.39%, 10/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

405,901

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 5.25%, 9/15/39 (d)

 

 

2,355

 

 

2,466,387

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,006,028

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series
2005-5, Class PK, 5.00%, 12/25/34

 

 

1,043

 

 

1,110,085

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series
2825, Class VP, 5.50%, 6/15/15

 

 

803

 

 

867,047

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,977,132

 









Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Guaranteed — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp. (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 9/28/12

 

 

1,850

 

 

1,891,092

 

2.13%, 12/21/12

 

 

515

 

 

527,962

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,419,054

 









Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2579, Class HI, 5.00%, 8/15/17

 

 

589

 

 

27,933

 

Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32

 

 

2,405

 

 

317,147

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

345,080

 









Mortgage-Backed Securities — 60.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities (m):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/15/41

 

 

45,400

 

 

44,931,989

 

4.50%, 3/15/41

 

 

43,100

 

 

43,928,339

 

5.00%, 3/15/26 – 4/15/41

 

 

54,600

 

 

57,137,707

 

5.50%, 3/15/26 – 4/15/41

 

 

41,900

 

 

44,770,955

 

6.00%, 8/01/29 – 3/15/41 (d)

 

 

25,841

 

 

28,115,657

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 3/15/41 (m)

 

 

100

 

 

101,828

 

5.00%, 3/15/41 (m)

 

 

100

 

 

104,609

 

6.00%, 2/01/13 – 12/01/18

 

 

992

 

 

1,084,462

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 5.50%,
8/15/33

 

 

140

 

 

152,877

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

220,328,423

 









Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 64.4%

 

 

 

 

 

235,075,717

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









U.S. Treasury Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/15/21 (d)

 

 

1,550

 

 

2,189,617

 

6.25%, 8/15/23 (d)

 

 

5,720

 

 

7,138,383

 

3.50%, 2/15/39 (e)

 

 

330

 

 

277,510

 

4.38%, 5/15/40 (d)

 

 

6,375

 

 

6,249,476

 

3.88%, 8/15/40 (d)

 

 

2,560

 

 

2,298,399

 

4.25%, 11/15/40

 

 

11,625

 

 

11,150,921

 

4.75%, 2/15/41 (d)

 

 

4,975

 

 

5,187,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.63%, 1/31/13 (d)

 

USD

8,720

 

$

8,715,570

 

0.50%, 10/15/13 (d)(e)

 

 

2,695

 

 

2,661,312

 

1.25%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,840

 

 

1,844,600

 

2.00%, 1/31/16 (d)

 

 

20,415

 

 

20,317,702

 

2.63%, 1/31/18

 

 

2,605

 

 

2,575,897

 

2.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,038,700

 

2.63%, 11/15/20 (d)

 

 

23,506

 

 

21,992,333

 

3.63%, 2/15/21 (d)

 

 

3,550

 

 

3,612,679

 

4.25%, 5/15/39 (d)

 

 

6,045

 

 

5,816,426

 









Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 28.3%

 

 

 

 

 

103,067,515

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (n)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
(Expires 3/26/19) (a)

 

 

13,751

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

90

 

 

1

 









Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $711,383,341) — 199.7%

 

 

 

 

 

728,575,189

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (o)(p)

 

 

2,222,695

 

 

2,222,695

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $2,222,695) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

2,222,695

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 









Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note, Strike Price USD 120.50,
Expires 5/20/11

 

 

98

 

 

93,406

 









Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note, Strike Price USD 117.50,
Expires 3/25/11

 

 

71

 

 

26,625

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options, Strike Price
USD 98.25, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

264

 

 

174,900

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

201,525

 









 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.22% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/29/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

USD

9,000

 

 

484,448

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.65% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/05/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

5,700

 

 

97,996

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.01% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/16/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

6,000

 

 

229,883

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.86% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/19/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

10,700

 

 

306,334

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/02/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

USD

5,000

 

$

21,334

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.12% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/08/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,000

 

 

21,765

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.54% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

6,500

 

 

113,658

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.63% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,200

 

 

65,972

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.99% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/12/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

59,532

 

Receive a fixed rate of 1.76% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9,300

 

 

61,470

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.29% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,100

 

 

104,266

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.33% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,100

 

 

108,757

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.39% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

2,400

 

 

125,772

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.89% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/09/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,200

 

 

124,617

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.93% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/16/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,700

 

 

146,009

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.70% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

4,800

 

 

113,574

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.30% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

4,000

 

 

57,019

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.46% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,500

 

 

96,396

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.25% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/14/13,
Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

 

2,100

 

 

87,952

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.81% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,500

 

 

39,970

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.88% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

2,000

 

 

57,239

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.20% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

9,300

 

 

661,248

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,185,211

 









Over-the-Counter Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR Put Option, Strike Price USD 1.32,
Expires 5/19/11, Broker Citibank NA

 

EUR

12,780

 

 

121,510

 

JPY Put Option, Strike Price USD 86.00,
Expires 5/20/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

USD

2,925

 

 

10,472

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

131,982

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.22% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/29/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

USD

9,000

 

$

19,960

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.02% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/05/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

9,200

 

 

46,807

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.01% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/16/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

6,000

 

 

39,250

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.86% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/19/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

10,700

 

 

111,360

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/02/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,000

 

 

358,717

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.12% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/08/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,000

 

 

216,492

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.54% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

6,500

 

 

323,870

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.63% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,200

 

 

144,109

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.99% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/12/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

57,834

 

Pay a fixed rate of 1.76% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9,300

 

 

75,871

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,500

 

 

17,797

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.29% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,100

 

 

54,748

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.33% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,100

 

 

52,458

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.39% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

2,400

 

 

74,776

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.89% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/09/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,200

 

 

237,205

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.93% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/16/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,700

 

 

259,789

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.70% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

4,800

 

 

326,799

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.30% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

4,000

 

 

393,369

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.46% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,500

 

 

489,653

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.25% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/14/13,
Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

 

2,100

 

 

117,736

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.81% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,500

 

 

139,443

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.88% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

USD

2,000

 

$

182,448

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.20% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

9,300

 

 

533,684

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,274,175

 









Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $9,378,271) — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

7,886,299

 









Total Investments Before TBA Sale
Commitments and Options Written
(Cost — $722,984,307*) — 202.4%

 

 

 

 

 

738,684,183

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments (m)

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 









Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/15/41

 

 

34,200

 

 

(33,719,080

)

4.50%, 3/15/41

 

 

33,600

 

 

(34,245,758

)

5.00%, 3/15/26 – 4/15/41

 

 

50,700

 

 

(53,043,895

)

5.50%, 3/15/26 – 4/15/41

 

 

36,000

 

 

(38,450,934

)

6.00%, 8/01/29 – 3/15/41

 

 

32,000

 

 

(34,746,082

)

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,
5.50%, 8/15/33

 

 

100

 

 

(108,312

)









Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds — $193,476,453) — (53.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(194,314,061

)









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 









Exchange-Traded Call Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 121.50, Expires 5/20/11

 

 

98

 

 

(62,781

)

Strike Price USD 122.50, Expires 5/20/11

 

 

98

 

 

(39,813

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(102,594

)









Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options, Strike Price
USD 97.75, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

264

 

 

(92,400

)









 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (1.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.06% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/12/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

6,800

 

 

(286,459

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.06% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/13/11,
Broker BNP Paribas SA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(146,820

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.49% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/05/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,000

 

 

(254,121

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.82% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/08/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,200

 

 

(89,139

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.83% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(64,772

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.85% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,200

 

 

(35,207

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.95% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/13/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

USD

3,500

 

$

(117,705

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/05/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,200

 

 

(113,951

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.02% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,700

 

 

(97,121

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.02% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,600

 

 

(130,312

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,300

 

 

(97,025

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.14% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/15/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,700

 

 

(147,241

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.05% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/18/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(126,281

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.83% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/30/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,200

 

 

(33,263

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.86% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,600

 

 

(129,889

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.77% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(84,998

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.03% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,000

 

 

(67,904

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(337,450

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.92% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

7,000

 

 

(500,989

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,100

 

 

(454,027

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.32% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/28/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

500

 

 

(21,535

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.07% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/08/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

(58,418

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.06% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

2,600

 

 

(88,458

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.44% and receive a floating rate
based on 6-month EURIBOR, Expires 10/21/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

EUR

1,300

 

 

(684

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.76% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/27/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

1,100

 

 

(63,692

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(249,986

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.09% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(273,165

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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29



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.84% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

USD

2,500

 

$

(145,141

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.89% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/03/14,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

2,900

 

 

(173,813

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,389,566

)









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (1.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 1.80% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/02/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

14,000

 

 

(368,745

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.15% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/26/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,700

 

 

(64,791

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.06% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/12/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

6,800

 

 

(35,210

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.06% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/13/11,
Broker BNP Paribas SA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(18,611

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.49% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/05/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,000

 

 

(62,389

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.82% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/08/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,200

 

 

(118,383

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.83% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(85,302

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.85% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,200

 

 

(43,090

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.95% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/13/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(112,524

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/05/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,200

 

 

(105,090

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.02% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,700

 

 

(95,026

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.02% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,600

 

 

(126,012

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,300

 

 

(58,916

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.14% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/15/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,700

 

 

(160,559

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.05% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/18/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(165,142

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.83% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/30/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,200

 

 

(73,305

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.86% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,600

 

 

(322,745

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.77% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(245,375

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.03% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

USD

2,000

 

$

(125,738

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.90% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(177,227

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.92% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

7,000

 

 

(253,940

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,100

 

 

(223,818

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.32% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/28/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

500

 

 

(31,169

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.07% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/08/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

(128,711

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.06% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

2,600

 

 

(199,177

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.44% and pay a floating rate
based on 6-month EURIBOR, Expires 10/21/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

EUR

1,300

 

 

(504

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.76% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/27/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

1,100

 

 

(63,244

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(166,547

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.09% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(179,668

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.84% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,500

 

 

(164,970

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.89% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/03/14,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

2,900

 

 

(186,256

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.47% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/05/15,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

7,900

 

 

(364,095

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,526,279

)









Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $9,961,055) — (2.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(9,110,839

)









Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale
Commitments and Options Written — 146.6%

 

 

 

 

 

535,259,283

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (46.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(170,398,068

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

364,861,215

 

 

 

 

 

 




 









 

 

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

723,768,152

 

 

 

 




 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

26,146,872

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(11,230,841

)

 

 

 




 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

14,916,031

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(b)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

(e)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(f)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(h)

Convertible security.

 

 

(i)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(j)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

 

(k)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(l)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.

 

 

(m)

Represents or includes a to-be-announced (“TBA”) transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of report date were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 







Banc Nationale De Paris

 

$

1,157,810

 

$

2,810

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

$

(633,236

)

$

(106,436

)

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

$

12,397,500

 

$

141,203

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

$

(28,828,732

)

$

31,186

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

(4,581,236

)

$

59,756

 

Greenwich Financial Services

 

$

5,383,538

 

$

46,710

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

 

$

789,502

 

$

18,295

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

$

(44,682

)

$

(854

)

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

$

36,383,969

 

$

213,508

 

UBS Securities

 

$

171,140

 

$

45,593

 










 

 

(n)

Warrants entitle the Trust to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(o)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 











BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

 

 

506,274

 

 

1,716,421

 

 

2,222,695

 

$

1,843

 
















 

 

(p)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 













Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.24%

 

10/19/10

 

Open

 

$

7,778,941

 

$

7,772,050

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.28%

 

10/19/10

 

Open

 

 

6,082,248

 

 

6,075,962

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.40%

 

10/19/10

 

Open

 

 

4,803,987

 

 

4,796,898

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.26%

 

10/19/10

 

Open

 

 

2,366,020

 

 

2,363,750

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.31%

 

10/19/10

 

Open

 

 

1,850,452

 

 

1,848,335

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.26%

 

10/20/10

 

Open

 

 

1,286,225

 

 

1,285,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

0.33%

 

10/26/10

 

Open

 

 

1,373,344

 

 

1,371,760

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.40%

 

11/03/10

 

Open

 

 

3,138,411

 

 

3,138,000

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

0.38%

 

11/04/10

 

Open

 

 

3,469,523

 

 

3,465,244

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

0.23%

 

12/13/10

 

Open

 

 

6,330,341

 

 

6,327,187

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

0.24%

 

12/13/10

 

Open

 

 

3,819,047

 

 

3,817,062

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

0.38%

 

12/13/10

 

Open

 

 

4,165,693

 

 

4,162,266

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

0.40%

 

12/13/10

 

Open

 

 

2,051,520

 

 

2,049,744

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

0.40%

 

12/14/10

 

Open

 

 

10,094,379

 

 

10,085,750

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.26%

 

1/19/11

 

Open

 

 

1,010,312

 

 

1,010,013

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

0.60%

 

1/21/11

 

Open

 

 

4,273,276

 

 

4,270,500

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.40%

 

1/27/11

 

Open

 

 

4,399,644

 

 

4,398,031

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

0.40%

 

1/28/11

 

Open

 

 

7,296,218

 

 

7,293,625

 

BNP Paribas

 

0.23%

 

2/11/11

 

3/10/11

 

 

2,450,282

 

 

2,450,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.19%

 

2/14/11

 

3/15/11

 

 

4,304,606

 

 

4,304,288

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.45%

 

2/24/11

 

3/11/11

 

 

8,010,745

 

 

8,010,345

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.18%

 

2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

8,720,044

 

 

8,720,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.03%

 

2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

3,149,165

 

 

3,149,163

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.18%

 

2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

22,154,045

 

 

22,153,934

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), Inc.

 

0.19%

 

2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

5,416,797

 

 

5,416,769

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

0.14%

 

2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

20,389,561

 

 

20,389,481

 















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

150,184,826

 

$

150,125,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

31



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













57

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

March 2011

 

$

6,708,123

 

$

10,752

 

3

 

Euro-Bund Future

 

Eurex

 

March 2011

 

$

516,722

 

 

(2,883

)

30

 

Euro-Dollar Future

 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

 

March 2011

 

$

7,463,033

 

 

13,343

 

67

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

June 2011

 

$

14,599,133

 

 

26,757

 

322

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

June 2011

 

$

38,656,617

 

 

94,070

 















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

142,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 













45

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

March 2011

 

$

9,853,971

 

$

(326

)

400

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

March 2011

 

$

47,804,098

 

 

(333,402

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

March 2011

 

$

3,512,119

 

 

(114,693

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

404

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

June 2011

 

$

47,002,933

 

 

(239,817

)

101

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board of Trade

 

June 2011

 

$

11,886,543

 

 

(137,192

)

59

 

Euro-Dollar Future

 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

 

December 2011

 

$

14,589,078

 

 

(70,947

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(896,377

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 











INR

82,735,100

 

USD

 

1,810,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

3/01/11

 

$

17,794

 

INR

249,834,300

 

USD

 

5,493,831

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

3/01/11

 

 

25,539

 

USD

1,823,564

 

INR

 

82,735,100

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

3/01/11

 

 

(4,230

)

USD

5,442,766

 

INR

 

249,834,300

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

3/01/11

 

 

(76,604

)

EUR

4,345,000

 

USD

 

5,842,602

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

3/03/11

 

 

153,204

 

EUR

2,385,000

 

USD

 

3,161,778

 

Citibank NA

 

3/03/11

 

 

129,360

 

EUR

2,040,000

 

USD

 

2,683,056

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

3/03/11

 

 

132,006

 

EUR

1,335,000

 

USD

 

1,787,483

 

UBS AG

 

3/03/11

 

 

54,727

 


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2011 were as follows (concluded):


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 











USD

1,766,259

 

EUR

1,345,000

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

3/03/11

 

$

(89,750

)

USD

4,436,684

 

EUR

3,355,000

 

Citibank NA

 

3/03/11

 

 

(192,989

)

USD

3,561,350

 

EUR

2,685,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/03/11

 

 

(143,768

)

USD

3,592,535

 

EUR

2,720,000

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

3/03/11

 

 

(160,881

)

EUR

830,000

 

USD

1,118,757

 

Citibank NA

 

3/23/11

 

 

26,295

 

USD

1,071,598

 

EUR

830,000

 

UBS AG

 

3/23/11

 

 

(73,454

)

USD

7,810,630

 

EUR

5,707,500

 

Citibank NA

 

4/27/11

 

 

(59,966

)

EUR

1,032,500

 

USD

1,415,228

 

Citibank NA

 

5/06/11

 

 

8,402

 

USD

1,391,543

 

EUR

1,032,500

 

UBS AG

 

5/06/11

 

 

(32,087

)














Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(286,402

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 















Radian Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

3/20/13

 

$

1,400

 

$

(77,693

)

Radian Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

6/20/15

 

$

1,400

 

 

(67,048

)

MGIC Investment Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

12/20/15

 

$

840

 

 

(41,442

)

Spain (Kingdom of)

 

1.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

3/20/16

 

$

936

 

 

(2,742

)

Spain (Kingdom of)

 

1.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/16

 

$

4,682

 

 

(6,637

)

The PMI Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

9/20/16

 

$

1,400

 

 

18,962

 

The New York Times Co.

 

1.00%

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

12/20/16

 

$

1,800

 

 

(34,752

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(211,352

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 













Dow Jones CDX Emerging Markets Series 14

 

5.00%

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

12/20/15

 

$

990

 

$

(1,721

)

Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 15

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse International

 

12/20/15

 

$

5,000

 

 

(35,389

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(37,110

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













0.63% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

11/26/12

 

$

23,300

 

$

43,111

 

0.96% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

2/08/13

 

$

7,600

 

 

(16,877

)

0.92% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

2/28/13

 

$

3,800

 

 

3,398

 

0.91% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

2/28/13

 

$

6,100

 

 

3,642

 

1.36% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

11/08/15

 

$

3,700

 

 

143,817

 

2.80% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

2/10/21

 

$

3,900

 

 

(177,578

)

3.73% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

2/15/21

 

$

700

 

 

12,597

 

3.77% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

2/15/21

 

$

1,400

 

 

29,882

 

3.67% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

2/22/21

 

$

3,100

 

 

37,873

 

3.57% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

2/25/21

 

$

300

 

 

1,233

 

4.47% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

2/15/41

 

$

1,500

 

 

(53,414

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

27,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

(a)

Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Pays floating rate and receives fixed rate.

 

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

$

16,334,938

 

$

4,266,817

 

$

20,601,755

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

474

 

 

 

 

474

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

270,151,036

 

 

3,076,752

 

 

273,227,788

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

5,091,565

 

 

 

 

5,091,565

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

73,743,321

 

 

1,569,283

 

 

75,312,604

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

 

191

 

Preferred Securities

 

$

1,526,400

 

 

3,124,017

 

 

 

 

4,650,417

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

 

11,547,162

 

 

 

 

11,547,162

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

235,075,717

 

 

 

 

235,075,717

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

103,067,515

 

 

 

 

103,067,515

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

2,222,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,222,695

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

 

 

 

 

(194,314,061

)

 

 

 

(194,314,061

)

 

 













Total

 

$

3,749,095

 

$

523,821,684

 

$

8,913,044

 

$

536,483,823

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

18,962

 

 

 

$

18,962

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

679,309

 

 

 

 

679,309

 

Interest rate contracts

 

$

439,853

 

 

7,734,939

 

 

 

 

8,174,792

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(267,424

)

 

 

 

(267,424

)

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(833,729

)

 

 

 

(833,729

)

Interest rate contracts

 

 

(1,094,254

)

 

(9,163,714

)

 

 

 

(10,257,968

)

 

 













Total

 

$

(654,401

)

$

(1,831,657

)

 

 

$

(2,486,058

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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33



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Total

 



















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

5,104,409

 

$

11,492

 

$

3,029,472

 

$

2,310,902

 

$

381

 

$

56,838

 

 

 

$

10,513,494

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

19,470

 

 

 

 

177,849

 

 

9,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

206,522

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

(294,917

)

 

 

 

34,661

 

 

 

 

113,247

 

 

 

 

(147,009

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

477,832

 

 

315,473

 

 

(93,913

)

 

(34,542

)

 

(190

)

 

(11,539

)

$

(1,590

)

 

651,531

 

Purchases

 

 

1,889,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,569,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,591

 

 

3,460,634

 

Sales

 

 

(103,465

)

 

(32,048

)

 

 

 

(1,673,742

)

 

 

 

(158,546

)

 

 

 

(1,967,801

)

Transfer in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer out3

 

 

(3,121,189

)

 

 

 

(36,656

)

 

(646,482

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,804,327

)

 

 

























Balance as of February 28, 2011

 

$

4,266,817

 

 

 

$

3,076,752

 

$

1,569,283

 

$

191

 

 

 

$

1

 

$

8,913,044

 

 

 


























 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statements of Operations. The change in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the securities still held on February 28, 2011 was $432,573.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 







Capital Markets — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)

 

 

43,000

 

$

687,140

 









Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (a)

 

 

4,740

 

 

180,499

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

2,499

 

 

125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

180,624

 









Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

10,229

 

 

443,120

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Lease Corp. (a)(b)

 

 

19,100

 

 

401,100

 









Communications Equipment — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)

 

 

31,026

 

 

2,347,427

 









Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc. (a)

 

 

3,280

 

 

145,960

 









Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

85,000

 

 

1,214,650

 









Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd. (a)

 

 

109,685

 

 

2,303

 









Food Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zhongpin, Inc. (a)

 

 

17,361

 

 

322,741

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

8,271

 

 

515,614

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,854

 

 

7,880

 









Household Durables — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a)

 

 

83,108

 

 

386,452

 

Pulte Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

80,900

 

 

558,210

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

944,662

 









Machinery — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp. (a)

 

 

11,667

 

 

723,121

 









Media — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

83,448

 

 

3,819,415

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

16,306

 

 

240,351

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,059,766

 









Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Minerals Ltd. (a)

 

 

45,951

 

 

404,501

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,200

 

 

986,804

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

 

42,300

 

 

2,098,080

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,084,884

 









Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

181,600

 

 

600,006

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)(b)

 

 

208,741

 

 

689,680

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)

 

 

74,889

 

 

57,041

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)(b)

 

 

74,936

 

 

57,076

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,403,803

 









Road & Rail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

26,300

 

 

1,396,793

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

66,453

 

 

1,400,165

 

SunPower Corp., Class B (a)

 

 

573

 

 

9,672

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,409,837

 









Software — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

737

 

 

2,578

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

133,690

 

 

668,450

 

TiVo, Inc. (a)

 

 

32,660

 

 

335,745

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,006,773

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 







Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Tower Corp., Class A (a)

 

 

17,063

 

$

920,720

 

Crown Castle International Corp. (a)

 

 

41,121

 

 

1,733,250

 

FiberTower Corp. (a)

 

 

127,570

 

 

416,157

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,070,127

 









Total Common Stocks — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

23,772,826

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 


Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DynCorp International, Inc., 10.38%, 7/01/17 (b)

 

USD

410

 

 

440,750

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.,
10.00%, 6/01/17

 

 

690

 

 

777,975

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,218,725

 









Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

 

1,069

 

 

1,068,667

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 10/08/15

 

 

1,079

 

 

1,078,933

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,147,600

 









Airlines — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (b)

 

 

1,570

 

 

1,679,900

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,536,500

 

Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13

 

 

490

 

 

505,925

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (b)

 

 

900

 

 

924,750

 

Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18

 

 

71

 

 

71,788

 

Series 2001-1-C, 7.03%, 12/15/12

 

 

269

 

 

270,351

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 7/12/20

 

 

700

 

 

698,250

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.38%, 7/02/17

 

 

800

 

 

796,000

 

Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

1,353

 

 

1,460,907

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

2,838

 

 

3,171,701

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,116,072

 









Auto Components — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

350

 

 

380,625

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (c)

 

 

272

 

 

296,480

 

Delphi International Holdings Unsecured,
12.00%, 10/06/14

 

 

134

 

 

147,905

 

Exide Technologies, 8.63%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

586,438

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

4,815

 

 

4,983,525

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,394,973

 









Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

394

 

 

424,042

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

365

 

 

536,424

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

960,466

 









Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

USD

715

 

 

720,608

 









Building Products — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Materials LLC, 9.13%, 11/01/17 (b)

 

 

730

 

 

789,313

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 8/15/18

 

 

785

 

 

804,625

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

930

 

 

979,987

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

255

 

 

276,675

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,021,125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,871,725

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Capital Markets — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.36%, 12/31/13 (d)

 

USD

740

 

$

757,812

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 3.43%, 8/31/19 (b)(e)(f)

 

 

356

 

 

550,020

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

 

970

 

 

999,416

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,307,248

 









Chemicals — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,277,250

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (b)

 

 

785

 

 

837,987

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/17 (b)

 

 

245

 

 

272,563

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,218,706

 

9.00%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

585,062

 

Huntsman International LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13

 

EUR

415

 

 

585,568

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

740

 

 

821,400

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

625

 

 

685,937

 

KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (b)

 

 

185

 

 

188,700

 

MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,845

 

 

1,964,925

 

Nalco Co., 6.63%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

490

 

 

506,537

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)(g)

 

 

275

 

 

279,813

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,108,475

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

220

 

 

225,775

 

Polymer Group, Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

214

 

 

222,828

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

320

 

 

339,200

 

Rhodia SA, 6.88%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,085

 

 

1,110,769

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

495

 

 

526,556

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19

 

 

1,385

 

 

1,204,950

 

(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (c)

 

 

466

 

 

181,602

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,144,603

 









Commercial Banks — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

5,078

 

 

5,122,240

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

6,594

 

 

6,643,386

 

Glitnir Banki HF, 6.38%, 9/25/12 (b)(h)

 

 

1,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,765,626

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,259,950

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

376

 

 

386,340

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

780

 

 

838,500

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

549

 

 

562,725

 

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/15/20

 

 

478

 

 

531,775

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

345

 

 

367,425

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17

 

 

870

 

 

1,000,500

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

872

 

 

922,140

 

West Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,187,200

 

7.88%, 1/15/19

 

 

290

 

 

297,612

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,354,167

 









Communications Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

640

 

 

633,600

 









Computers & Peripherals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMC Corp., 1.75%, 12/01/13 (e)

 

 

720

 

 

1,258,200

 









Construction Materials — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 12/01/13

 

 

3,655

 

 

3,892,125

 

10.00%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,889,475

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,781,600

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Consumer Finance — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

USD

1,010

 

$

1,088,275

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05%, 1/13/12 (i)

 

 

310

 

 

313,159

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

300

 

 

319,933

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,223,115

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,944,482

 









Containers & Packaging — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (b)

 

EUR

710

 

 

1,011,612

 

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

 

USD

750

 

 

785,625

 

Berry Plastics Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 11/15/15

 

 

205

 

 

219,606

 

9.75%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,383,450

 

Graham Packaging Co. LP, 8.25%, 10/01/18

 

 

375

 

 

404,063

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/17

 

 

1,180

 

 

1,309,800

 

7.88%, 10/01/18

 

 

590

 

 

634,250

 

OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17

 

EUR

233

 

 

334,793

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

835

 

 

841,263

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

735

 

 

1,075,125

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

700

 

 

1,033,588

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,033,175

 









Diversified Consumer Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, 7.00%, 6/15/17

 

USD

4,425

 

 

4,712,625

 









Diversified Financial Services — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

460

 

 

501,400

 

2.51%, 12/01/14 (i)

 

 

592

 

 

581,732

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

1,890

 

 

2,133,337

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

1,130

 

 

1,179,438

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

2,170

 

 

2,443,962

 

7.50%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,968,750

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,310

 

 

1,500,465

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,490

 

 

1,706,050

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,
3/01/16

 

 

665

 

 

733,163

 

FCE Bank Plc, 7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

1,300

 

 

1,890,369

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15

 

USD

1,780

 

 

1,958,000

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 7.75%,
10/15/16 (b)

 

 

1,945

 

 

2,071,425

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/15/16

 

EUR

550

 

 

804,515

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

860

 

 

881,500

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

2,570

 

 

2,679,225

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

585

 

 

586,463

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

730

 

 

731,825

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

24,351,619

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%,
9/01/12

 

 

1,530

 

 

1,524,262

 

Frontier Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 4/15/17

 

 

546

 

 

603,330

 

8.50%, 4/15/20

 

 

500

 

 

555,000

 

GCI, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/19

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,870,000

 

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16

 

 

530

 

 

581,675

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/16 (e)

 

 

410

 

 

585,275

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 11/01/14

 

 

190

 

 

196,175

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

2,160

 

 

2,122,200

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


36

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Diversified Telecommunication Services
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

USD

2,990

 

$

3,034,850

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

800

 

 

873,000

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

2,285

 

 

2,319,275

 

Qwest Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/15

 

 

850

 

 

975,375

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

510

 

 

561,638

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

1,090

 

 

1,184,012

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,986,067

 









Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

 

180

 

 

195,750

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (c)

 

 

980

 

 

1,063,300

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

840

 

 

903,000

 

NXP BV, 3.05%, 10/15/13 (i)

 

 

770

 

 

766,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,928,200

 









Energy Equipment & Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayou Well Services, 0.16%, 12/22/13

 

 

950

 

 

950,000

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

365

 

 

374,125

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,505,925

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

365

 

 

385,988

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

655

 

 

671,375

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

925

 

 

957,375

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

175,525

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

810

 

 

876,825

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,897,138

 









Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AmeriQual Group LLC, 9.50%, 4/01/12 (b)

 

 

855

 

 

846,450

 

BI-LO LLC, 9.25%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

495

 

 

514,800

 

Rite Aid Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 6/12/16

 

 

615

 

 

692,644

 

7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

925

 

 

930,781

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,984,675

 









Food Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B&G Foods, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18

 

 

330

 

 

352,275

 

Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

1,560

 

 

1,575,600

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

388,350

 

Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

650

 

 

682,500

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

102

 

 

120,360

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,119,085

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

3,630

 

 

3,979,388

 

Hologic, Inc., 2.86%, 12/15/37 (d)(e)

 

 

2,035

 

 

1,961,231

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,940,619

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

415

 

 

432,638

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

800

 

 

1,148,125

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

710

 

 

757,925

 

DaVita, Inc., 6.38%, 11/01/18

 

 

590

 

 

598,112

 

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.50%, 9/01/18

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,182,562

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 11/15/14

 

 

2,605

 

 

2,731,994

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,685,600

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

3,430

 

 

3,700,112

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

USD

970

 

$

996,675

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

266

 

 

266,998

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

685

 

 

707,262

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

930

 

 

992,775

 

Priory Group Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/18

 

GBP

209

 

 

348,254

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

USD

1,952

 

 

2,147,200

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

662

 

 

777,850

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

4,400

 

 

5,005,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

23,479,082

 









Health Care Technology — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

3,550

 

 

4,162,375

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

245

 

 

251,738

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,414,113

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.13%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

925

 

 

971,250

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
10.00%, 12/15/18

 

 

5,580

 

 

5,245,200

 

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18

 

EUR

79

 

 

113,377

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

USD

505

 

 

526,463

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,898,325

 

Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%, 12/06/18

 

GBP

625

 

 

922,046

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 6/01/17

 

USD

970

 

 

1,100,950

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.25%, 11/30/20 (c)

 

 

1,653

 

 

859,560

 

8.75%, 11/30/20

 

 

735

 

 

698,250

 

Little Traverse Bay Bands, 9.00%, 8/31/20 (b)

 

 

548

 

 

452,100

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

395

 

 

442,400

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,406,050

 

Palace Entertainment Holding LLC, 8.88%,
4/15/17 (b)

 

 

180

 

 

183,600

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.94%, 9/01/14 (i)

 

 

210

 

 

187,425

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

280

 

 

273,350

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

180

 

 

170,100

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(h)

 

 

475

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

15,450,494

 









Household Durables — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

600

 

 

637,500

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 21.57%, 6/30/15 (b)(d)

 

 

1,300

 

 

845,000

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

470

 

 

477,638

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,960

 

 

2,278,500

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

2,615

 

 

2,699,987

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20

 

EUR

447

 

 

643,057

 

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.63%, 10/15/16

 

USD

2,560

 

 

2,774,400

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

 

1,000

 

 

980,000

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

2,210

 

 

2,596,750

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

650

 

 

689,000

 

8.38%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

710

 

 

752,600

 

8.38%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,155

 

 

1,218,525

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,592,957

 









IT Services — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,890

 

 

2,069,550

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

 

2,626

 

 

2,612,870

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,120,825

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

700

 

 

722,750

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

880

 

 

908,600

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,434,595

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

37



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

USD

1,875

 

$

2,034,375

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

700

 

 

715,750

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

950

 

 

976,125

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20 (b)

 

 

4,955

 

 

5,159,899

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

253

 

 

264,095

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

4,060

 

 

4,227,475

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,377,719

 









Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

3,550

 

 

3,851,750

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (c)

 

 

5,797

 

 

6,419,931

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,271,681

 









Insurance — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (b)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,643,750

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

508

 

 

541,020

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (b)(i)

 

 

1,000

 

 

965,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,149,770

 









Machinery — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,640

 

 

1,459,600

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (e)

 

 

2,720

 

 

3,801,200

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

880

 

 

974,600

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

150

 

 

166,500

 

Titan International, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 1/15/17 (e)

 

 

360

 

 

937,800

 

7.88%, 10/01/17

 

 

685

 

 

732,950

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

8,072,650

 









Marine — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (e)

 

 

3,130

 

 

2,903,075

 









Media — 12.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 9.75%,
12/01/20 (b)

 

 

755

 

 

809,737

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

845

 

 

809,087

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

539

 

 

652,903

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

700

 

 

747,250

 

8.13%, 4/30/20

 

 

700

 

 

755,125

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.44%, 5/15/14 (b)

 

 

236

 

 

166,361

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

580

 

 

649,600

 

Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, 10/01/15 (b)(c)

 

 

885

 

 

958,012

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%,
1/15/15 (b)

 

 

2,175

 

 

2,256,562

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.98%, 11/15/15 (b)(f)

 

 

1,300

 

 

838,500

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

380

 

 

407,550

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21 (b)

 

 

375

 

 

381,094

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

2,246

 

 

2,493,060

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

8,250

 

 

9,178,125

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

988

 

 

987,796

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,129

 

 

1,129,333

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,165

 

 

1,164,740

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

140

 

 

150,500

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

1,420

 

 

1,508,750

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (i)

 

 

510

 

 

457,725

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

620

 

 

609,150

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (b)

 

USD

1,525

 

$

1,708,000

 

Liberty Global, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/16 (e)

 

 

580

 

 

1,004,850

 

Liberty Media Corp., 3.13%, 3/30/23 (e)

 

 

1,616

 

 

1,991,720

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

1,235

 

 

1,272,050

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (b)

 

 

810

 

 

870,750

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

91

 

 

106,925

 

7.75%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

3,340

 

 

3,611,375

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

745

 

 

771,075

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

650

 

 

652,438

 

10.38%, 9/01/14

 

 

2,432

 

 

2,532,320

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

585

 

 

625,950

 

UPC Germany GmbH (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

EUR

662

 

 

983,189

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

USD

1,035

 

 

1,110,037

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

EUR

845

 

 

1,324,940

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

USD

800

 

 

888,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20

 

EUR

1,218

 

 

1,659,732

 

Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

235

 

 

368,475

 

Univision Communications, Inc., 7.88%,
11/01/20 (b)

 

USD

685

 

 

734,662

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

877

 

 

1,536,183

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

583

 

 

862,843

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,185

 

 

1,672,043

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

53,398,517

 









Metals & Mining — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

USD

850

 

 

907,375

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

335

 

 

346,725

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%,
11/01/15 (b)

 

 

2,240

 

 

2,324,000

 

Foundation PA Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14

 

 

2,925

 

 

2,983,500

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (e)

 

 

890

 

 

1,120,287

 

New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

990

 

 

1,468,620

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%,
7/15/14 (e)

 

USD

630

 

 

840,262

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (b)

 

 

5,230

 

 

5,766,075

 

Ryerson, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.66%, 11/01/14 (i)

 

 

600

 

 

576,000

 

12.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

400

 

 

430,000

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.38%, 11/01/12

 

 

310

 

 

329,375

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (b)

 

 

305

 

 

336,263

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

17,428,482

 









Multiline Retail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

6,421

 

 

7,424,281

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,349,375

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

750

 

 

792,188

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

70

 

 

78,400

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

340

 

 

361,250

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/21 (b)

 

 

375

 

 

381,563

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

2,345

 

 

2,462,250

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

1,405

 

 

1,433,100

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (e)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,098,000

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

392

 

 

427,280

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

610

 

 

638,975

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

260

 

 

281,450

 

10.25%, 12/15/15

 

 

1,695

 

 

1,792,462

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


38

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

USD

2,935

 

$

3,235,837

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

545

 

 

580,425

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

265

 

 

292,163

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,140,312

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

520

 

 

525,200

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, 10/15/20

 

 

195

 

 

211,331

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

630

 

 

677,250

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

785

 

 

792,850

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,213,250

 

Linn Energy LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,630

 

 

1,817,450

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

880

 

 

935,000

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

385

 

 

394,625

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

2,775

 

 

3,024,750

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

335

 

 

340,025

 

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

755

 

 

807,850

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

555

 

 

638,250

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

695

 

 

736,700

 

Range Resources Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

600

 

 

660,750

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

425

 

 

429,781

 

Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

970

 

 

1,043,963

 

United Refining Co., 10.50%, 2/28/18 (b)(g)

 

 

360

 

 

356,400

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

30,950,455

 









Paper & Forest Products — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (b)(c)

 

 

1,728

 

 

1,754,061

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

495

 

 

551,925

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

264,600

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

585

 

 

668,363

 

7.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

865

 

 

897,438

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

2,395

 

 

2,700,362

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

4,050

 

 

4,039,875

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

1,265

 

 

1,394,662

 

8.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

345

 

 

360,525

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

12,631,811

 









Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.06%,
12/01/13 (i)

 

 

1,365

 

 

1,146,600

 

Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

195

 

 

200,363

 

Novasep Holding SAS, 9.63%, 12/15/16 (b)

 

EUR

784

 

 

876,328

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 10/01/17

 

USD

560

 

 

579,600

 

7.00%, 10/01/20

 

 

715

 

 

739,131

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,542,022

 









Professional Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (b)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,370,000

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 6.75%,
10/15/22 (b)

 

 

790

 

 

797,900

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

770

 

 

806,575

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,604,475

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

USD

500

 

$

515,625

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.63%, 6/01/15

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,231,000

 

Realogy Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,246,050

 

7.88%, 2/15/19

 

 

3,855

 

 

3,869,456

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,862,131

 









Road & Rail — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

760

 

 

849,300

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,220,437

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (b)

 

 

610

 

 

637,450

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

960

 

 

1,016,400

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

660

 

 

673,200

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

730

 

 

762,850

 

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV, 8.50%, 7/31/15 (b)

 

EUR

1,975

 

 

2,963,890

 

Syncreon Global Ireland Ltd., 9.50%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

USD

540

 

 

560,250

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

8,683,777

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linear Technology Corp., Series A, 3.00%,
5/01/27 (e)

 

 

655

 

 

713,131

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

420

 

 

428,400

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,141,531

 









Specialty Retail — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

490

 

 

514,500

 

Claire’s Escrow Corp., 8.88%, 3/15/19 (b)(g)

 

 

480

 

 

481,800

 

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18

 

 

790

 

 

869,000

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,339,650

 

PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., 9.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

675

 

 

729,000

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

550

 

 

588,500

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (b)

 

 

630

 

 

663,863

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,600,375

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,786,688

 









Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radian Group, Inc., 3.00%, 11/15/17 (e)

 

 

740

 

 

699,300

 









Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (b)

 

 

632

 

 

655,700

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwire Communications LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 12/01/15

 

 

730

 

 

795,700

 

12.00%, 12/01/17

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,803,600

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,234,800

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,205,550

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,071,200

 

9.13%, 1/15/15 (c)

 

 

2,787

 

 

2,902,660

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,724,250

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

800

 

 

912,000

 

FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (c)

 

 

503

 

 

437,711

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.43%, 5/01/13 (i)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,185,000

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 10/15/20 (b)

 

 

500

 

 

513,750

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

770

 

 

813,313

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,110,075

 

NII Holdings, Inc., 3.13%, 6/15/12 (e)

 

 

550

 

 

547,250

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

2,290

 

 

2,063,862

 

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

380

 

 

410,400

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,731,121

 









Total Corporate Bonds — 102.9%

 

 

 

 

 

428,629,325

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

39



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Building Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/13/17

 

USD

1,175

 

$

1,210,984

 









Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.31%,
12/15/14

 

 

755

 

 

613,494

 









Chemicals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Term Loan
(First Lien), 3.52% – 3.56%, 7/30/14

 

 

449

 

 

441,749

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 7/27/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,009,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,450,749

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
7.75%, 6/10/16

 

 

770

 

 

790,694

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

875

 

 

882,499

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 8/24/16

 

 

1,496

 

 

1,510,584

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,183,777

 









Construction & Engineering — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan,
15.63%, 12/14/17

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,000,000

 









Consumer Finance — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 7.25%, 4/21/15

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,053,400

 









Electric Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Development Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
7.00%, 7/03/17

 

 

209

 

 

211,321

 









Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan, 11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,332,500

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%,
3/02/15

 

 

760

 

 

744,800

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/22/15

 

 

630

 

 

617,556

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.),
Term Loan B, 4.75%, 7/31/16

 

 

1,393

 

 

1,399,094

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,761,450

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B-3,
3.30%, 1/28/15

 

 

625

 

 

580,295

 

Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Loan,
8.31%, 3/27/12 (c)

 

 

3,095

 

 

2,761,909

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,342,204

 









Household Durables — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Term Loan B, 7.00%,
12/20/16

 

 

1,496

 

 

1,509,641

 

Visant Holding Corp. Term Loan, 4.31%, 12/22/16

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,009,641

 









IT Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

254

 

 

240,882

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

608

 

 

576,064

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

1,119

 

 

1,059,193

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,876,139

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

USD

321

 

$

270,421

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

 

313

 

 

263,372

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

 

4,233

 

 

3,558,478

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,092,271

 









Media — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

2,438

 

 

2,448,469

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.01%, 6/12/14

 

 

1,371

 

 

1,301,692

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Term Loan B,
5.25%, 3/07/18

 

 

10,750

 

 

10,822,229

 

Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

2,150

 

 

2,285,719

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,858,109

 









Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euramax International, Inc., Domestic Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

258

 

 

248,803

 

14.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

248

 

 

238,839

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

487,642

 









Multiline Retail — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hema Holding BV, Mezzanine, 4.41% – 5.00%,
1/29/17 (c)

 

EUR

1,338

 

 

1,808,986

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/30/15

 

USD

3,453

 

 

3,539,449

 

Turbo Beta Ltd., Dollar Facility, 2.50% – 12.00%,
3/15/18 (c)

 

 

3,527

 

 

1,446,152

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,985,601

 









Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, 7.30%, 2/01/13

 

 

2,020

 

 

1,818,170

 









Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axcan Pharma, Inc., Term Loan, 0.50% – 5.50%,
2/03/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,002,500

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
6/28/11

 

 

350

 

 

345,187

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.56% – 6.50%, 10/16/16

 

 

1,084

 

 

1,039,930

 

Term Loan C, 0.11% – 4.40%, 10/16/16

 

 

196

 

 

188,120

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,228,050

 









Specialty Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.01% – 5.00%,
5/29/14

 

 

215

 

 

209,544

 

Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B-1, 2.56% – 2.63%,
10/31/13

 

 

486

 

 

484,218

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

693,762

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., Initial Loan,
6.88%, 7/30/15

 

 

2,847

 

 

2,946,808

 









Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 15.4%

 

 

 

 

 

64,312,745

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


40

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (j)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

Value

 







Auto Components — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests

 

USD

1

 

$

10,484,987

 

Lear Corp. Escrow

 

 

790

 

 

21,725

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,506,712

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets, Inc.

 

 

970

 

 

10

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow

 

 

1,250

 

 

12

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

1,568

 

 

157

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

169

 









Total Other Interests — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

10,506,891

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 








Auto Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (b)(e)

 

 

18,800

 

 

3,085,550

 









Automobiles — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75% (a)

 

 

68,700

 

 

3,495,456

 









Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 7.50% (e)

 

 

24,500

 

 

3,295,250

 









Household Durables — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.50% (e)

 

 

17,226

 

 

429,789

 









Media — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)

 

 

55,038

 

 

1

 

TRA Global, Inc., 0.00% (a)

 

 

420,689

 

 

679,833

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

679,834

 









Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nielsen Holdings NV, 6.25% (a)(e)

 

 

6,584

 

 

363,355

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)

 

 

13,326

 

 

247,197

 









Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, Series O, 0.00% (a)

 

 

40,000

 

 

128,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z, 8.38% (a)

 

 

108,377

 

 

210,251

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

338,251

 









Total Preferred Stocks — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

11,934,682

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Warrants (k)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDP Acquisitions Plc (Expires 10/01/13)

 

 

1,100

 

 

70,991

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)

 

 

52,465

 

 

1

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14)

 

 

819

 

 

8

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
(Expires 3/26/19) (b)

 

 

62,894

 

 

1

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)

 

 

4

 

 

40

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)

 

 

22

 

 

222

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

263

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (k)

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbo Cayman Ltd. (No Expiration)

 

 

2

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

491

 

$

5

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

20,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 









Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

71,268

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $512,793,951) — 129.4%

 

 

 

 

 

539,227,737

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (l)(m)

 

 

1,708,712

 

 

1,708,712

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,708,712) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,708,712

 









Total Investments (Cost — $514,502,663*) — 129.8%

 

 

 

 

 

540,936,449

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (29.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(124,241,865

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

416,694,584

 

 

 

 

 

 




 









 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

515,890,877

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

42,092,541

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(17,046,969

)

 

 




Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

25,045,572

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(d)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(e)

Convertible security.

 

 

(f)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(g)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Banc of America NA

 

$

198,413

 

$

2,278

 

Credit Suisse International

 

$

838,200

 

$

11,002

 

Sterne Agee

 

$

81,400

 

$

934

 










 

 

(h)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(i)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(j)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(k)

Warrants entitle the Trust to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

41



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)


 

 

(l)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 















BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

 

 

2,725,924

 

 

(1,017,212)

 

 

1,708,712

 

$

2,318

 
















 

 

(m)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

 

Notional
Value

 

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 















158

 

E-mini S&P 500

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2011

 

$

10,036,115

 

$

(440,075

)
















 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 















K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

12/20/11

 

$

755

 

$

(34,429

)

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

12/20/13

 

$

1,475

 

 

(125,466

)

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

 

5.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/14

 

$

1,000

 

 

(228,385

)

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

1,900

 

 

(265,072

)

Republic of Hungary

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

450

 

 

(8,158

)

Israel (State of)

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/16

 

$

1,000

 

 

(3,843

)

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/16

 

$

350

 

 

(69,478

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(734,831

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 















iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

9/20/11

 

CCC–

 

$

350

 

$

37,448

 

MBIA Insurance Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/12

 

B–

 

$

175

 

 

15,688

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

9/20/12

 

D

 

$

750

 

 

(75,717

)

MBIA Insurance Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/12

 

B–

 

$

1,060

 

 

114,600

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/15

 

B+

 

$

700

 

 

85,150

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

9/20/15

 

CC

 

$

200

 

 

30,606

 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

A+

 

$

100

 

 

782

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

BB–

 

$

450

 

 

13,845

 

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

BBB–

 

$

510

 

 

4,893

 

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

BBB–

 

$

510

 

 

2,764

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

CC

 

$

1,125

 

 

63,108

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

3/20/16

 

B

 

$

750

 

 

(1,360

)

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse International

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

$

400

 

 

7,499

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

$

400

 

 

4,449

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

$

400

 

 

7,499

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/16

 

CC

 

$

225

 

 

946

 

General Motors Co.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/21

 

BB–

 

$

600

 

 

(1,503

)

















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

310,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

1

Using Standard and Poor’s rating.

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


42

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)


 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — sold protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Index

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

















Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 10

 

0.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/11

 

CCC

 

$

1,066

 

$

(8,217

)

Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 9

 

0.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/12

 

CCC

 

$

822

 

 

(31,787

)

Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 15

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse International

 

12/20/15

 

B

 

$

2,950

 

 

(9,424

)

















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(49,428

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

1

Using Standard and Poor’s rating of the underlying securities.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 











USD

 

587,989

 

CAD

 

583,000

 

Citibank NA

 

4/14/11

 

$

(11,490

)

USD

 

1,245,434

 

GBP

 

788,500

 

Citibank NA

 

4/14/11

 

 

(35,857

)

USD

 

1,226,071

 

GBP

 

763,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4/14/11

 

 

(13,783

)

USD

 

88,511

 

GBP

 

55,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

4/14/11

 

 

(863

)

USD

 

372,564

 

GBP

 

232,000

 

UBS AG

 

4/14/11

 

 

(4,430

)

EUR

 

71,000

 

USD

 

97,839

 

Citibank NA

 

4/27/11

 

 

67

 

USD

 

19,897,306

 

EUR

 

14,539,500

 

Citibank NA

 

4/27/11

 

 

(152,089

)

USD

 

767,085

 

EUR

 

568,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4/27/11

 

 

(16,164

)

USD

 

2,615,558

 

EUR

 

1,910,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

4/27/11

 

 

(18,257

)
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(252,866

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

22,010,893

 

$

692,258

 

$

1,069,675

 

$

23,772,826

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

420,263,251

 

 

8,366,074

 

 

428,629,325

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

48,867,310

 

 

15,445,435

 

 

64,312,745

 

Other Interests

 

 

157

 

 

10,484,987

 

 

21,747

 

 

10,506,891

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

7,677,943

 

 

3,576,905

 

 

679,834

 

 

11,934,682

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

70,991

 

 

277

 

 

71,268

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

1,708,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,708,712

 

Unfunded Loan Commitments

 

 

 

 

1,563

 

 

 

 

1,563

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

(38,321

)

 

(38,321

)

 

 













Total

 

$

31,397,705

 

$

483,957,265

 

$

25,544,721

 

$

540,899,691

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 





Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

389,277

 

 

 

$

389,277

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

67

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(862,839

)

 

 

 

(862,839

)

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(252,933

)

 

 

 

(252,933

)

Interest rate contracts

 

$

(440,075

)

 

 

 

 

 

(440,075

)

 

 













Total

 

$

(440,075

)

$

(726,428

)

 

 

$

(1,166,503

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)


The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments
(Liabilities)

 

Total

 



























Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

1,056,339

 

$

7,015,576

 

$

21,875,386

 

$

16,367

 

$

679,708

 

$

49,708

 

$

(70,023

)

$

30,623,061

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

436,843

 

 

734,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,171,008

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

15,033

 

 

49,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,271

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

13,336

 

 

(231,373

)

 

6,129,124

 

 

5,380

 

 

126

 

 

21,554

 

 

31,702

 

 

5,969,849

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

1,462,895

 

 

7,612,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

9,075,116

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

(166,539

)

 

(14,590,337

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,756,876

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,446,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,446,152

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

(166,361

)

 

(7,810,508

)

 

 

 

 

 

(70,991

)

 

 

 

(8,047,860

)

 

 

























Balance as of February 28, 2011

 

$

1,069,675

 

$

8,366,074

 

$

15,445,435

 

$

21,747

 

$

679,834

 

$

277

 

$

(38,321

)

$

25,544,721

 

 

 


























 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The net change in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the securities still held on February 28, 2011 was $5,947,885.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 







Auto Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp. (a)

 

 

76,490

 

$

1,444,131

 









Capital Markets — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)

 

 

46,400

 

 

741,472

 









Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

2,616

 

 

131

 









Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

10,736

 

 

465,084

 









Communications Equipment — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)

 

 

36,431

 

 

2,756,369

 









Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc. (a)

 

 

3,445

 

 

153,303

 









Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

89,000

 

 

1,271,810

 









Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd. (a)

 

 

116,910

 

 

2,455

 









Food Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zhongpin, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,157

 

 

337,539

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

8,727

 

 

544,041

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,816

 

 

7,718

 









Household Durables — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a)

 

 

68,300

 

 

317,595

 

Pulte Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

84,500

 

 

583,050

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

900,645

 









Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp. (a)

 

 

5,338

 

 

330,849

 









Media — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

85,376

 

 

3,907,660

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

16,704

 

 

246,217

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,153,877

 









Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Minerals Ltd. (a)

 

 

50,501

 

 

444,554

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)

 

 

19,000

 

 

1,030,180

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

 

44,400

 

 

2,202,240

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,232,420

 









Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

192,951

 

 

637,510

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)(b)

 

 

221,591

 

 

732,136

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)(b)

 

 

78,039

 

 

59,440

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,429,086

 









Road & Rail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

27,600

 

 

1,465,836

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

73,658

 

 

1,551,974

 

SunPower Corp., Class B (a)

 

 

1,235

 

 

20,847

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,572,821

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 







Software — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

787

 

$

2,754

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

141,287

 

 

706,434

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

709,188

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Tower Corp., Class A (a)

 

 

17,859

 

 

963,672

 

Crown Castle International Corp. (a)

 

 

43,048

 

 

1,814,473

 

FiberTower Corp. (a)

 

 

127,570

 

 

423,532

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,201,677

 









Total Common Stocks — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

25,165,006

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 









Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DynCorp International, Inc., 10.38%, 7/01/17 (b)

 

USD

440

 

 

473,000

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.,
10.00%, 6/01/17

 

 

730

 

 

823,075

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,296,075

 









Airlines — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (b)

 

 

1,640

 

 

1,754,800

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,470

 

 

1,613,325

 

Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13

 

 

510

 

 

526,575

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (b)

 

 

900

 

 

924,750

 

Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18

 

 

1,132

 

 

1,148,600

 

Series 2001-1-C, 7.03%, 12/15/12

 

 

284

 

 

285,712

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 7/12/20

 

 

700

 

 

698,250

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.38%, 7/02/17

 

 

900

 

 

895,500

 

Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

1,443

 

 

1,558,301

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

3,064

 

 

3,424,120

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

12,829,933

 









Auto Components — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

360

 

 

391,500

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (c)

 

 

284

 

 

309,560

 

Delphi International Holdings Unsecured,
12.00%, 10/06/14

 

 

69

 

 

76,049

 

Exide Technologies, 8.63%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

580

 

 

618,425

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

5,060

 

 

5,237,100

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,632,634

 









Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

413

 

 

444,491

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

380

 

 

558,469

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,002,960

 









Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

USD

763

 

 

768,649

 









Building Products — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Materials LLC, 9.13%, 11/01/17 (b)

 

 

760

 

 

821,750

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 8/15/18

 

 

825

 

 

845,625

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

980

 

 

1,032,675

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

265

 

 

287,525

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,985

 

 

2,111,544

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,099,119

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par  
(000)

 

 

Value

 








Capital Markets — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (d)

 

USD

780

 

$

798,775

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 3.43%, 8/31/19 (b)(d)(e)

 

 

380

 

 

587,100

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,050,932

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,436,807

 









Chemicals — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,375,500

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (b)

 

 

825

 

 

880,687

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/17 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

289,250

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,315,344

 

9.00%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

575

 

 

611,656

 

Huntsman International LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13

 

EUR

440

 

 

620,843

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

780

 

 

865,800

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

655

 

 

718,863

 

KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (b)

 

 

195

 

 

198,900

 

MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,985

 

 

2,114,025

 

Nalco Co., 6.63%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

515

 

 

532,381

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)(f)

 

 

290

 

 

295,075

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,055

 

 

1,157,862

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

230

 

 

236,038

 

Polymer Group, Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

228

 

 

237,405

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

335

 

 

355,100

 

Rhodia SA, 6.88%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,161,956

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

520

 

 

553,150

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,261,500

 

(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (c)

 

 

488

 

 

190,229

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,971,564

 









Commercial Banks — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

2,995

 

 

3,021,206

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

9,275

 

 

9,344,563

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

12,365,769

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,322,100

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

276

 

 

283,590

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%,
11/01/18 (b)

 

 

815

 

 

876,125

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

576

 

 

590,400

 

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%,
12/15/20

 

 

503

 

 

559,588

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

383,400

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17

 

 

935

 

 

1,075,250

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

913

 

 

965,497

 

West Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,240,200

 

7.88%, 1/15/19

 

 

305

 

 

313,006

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,609,156

 









Communications Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

670

 

 

663,300

 









Computers & Peripherals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMC Corp., 1.75%, 12/01/13 (c)

 

 

740

 

 

1,293,150

 









Construction Materials — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 12/01/13

 

 

3,460

 

 

3,685,231

 

10.00%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,850

 

 

1,974,875

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,660,106

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par  
(000)

 

Value

 







Consumer Finance — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

USD

1,080

 

$

1,163,700

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05%, 1/13/12 (g)

 

 

340

 

 

343,465

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

300

 

 

319,933

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,212,479

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,039,577

 









Containers & Packaging — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (b)

 

EUR

680

 

 

968,868

 

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

 

USD

785

 

 

822,288

 

Berry Plastics Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 11/15/15

 

 

215

 

 

230,319

 

9.75%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,435

 

 

1,438,587

 

Graham Packaging Co. LP, 8.25%, 10/01/18

 

 

390

 

 

420,225

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/17

 

 

1,245

 

 

1,381,950

 

7.88%, 10/01/18

 

 

620

 

 

666,500

 

OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17

 

EUR

254

 

 

364,968

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

905

 

 

911,787

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

785

 

 

1,148,263

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

745

 

 

1,100,033

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,453,788

 









Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, 7.00%, 6/15/17

 

USD

4,775

 

 

5,085,375

 









Diversified Financial Services — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

700

 

 

763,000

 

2.51%, 12/01/14 (g)

 

 

635

 

 

623,986

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

1,930

 

 

2,178,487

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

1,230

 

 

1,283,813

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

2,360

 

 

2,657,950

 

7.50%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,078,125

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,570

 

 

1,797,650

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,569,188

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,
3/01/16

 

 

695

 

 

766,238

 

FCE Bank Plc, 7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

1,450

 

 

2,108,489

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15

 

USD

1,870

 

 

2,057,000

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 7.75%,
10/15/16 (b)

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,183,250

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/15/16

 

EUR

600

 

 

877,653

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

910

 

 

932,750

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

2,685

 

 

2,799,112

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

610

 

 

611,525

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

760

 

 

761,900

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

26,050,116

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%,
9/01/12

 

 

1,680

 

 

1,673,700

 

Frontier Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 4/15/17

 

 

598

 

 

660,790

 

8.50%, 4/15/20

 

 

500

 

 

555,000

 

GCI, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/19

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,870,000

 

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16

 

 

550

 

 

603,625

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/16 (d)

 

 

440

 

 

628,100

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 11/01/14

 

 

200

 

 

206,500

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

2,240

 

 

2,200,800

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


46

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Diversified Telecommunication Services
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

USD

3,190

 

$

3,237,850

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

900

 

 

982,125

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

2,370

 

 

2,405,550

 

Qwest Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/15

 

 

875

 

 

1,004,062

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

703

 

 

774,179

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

1,017

 

 

1,104,716

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

17,906,997

 









Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

 

190

 

 

206,625

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (c)

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,117,550

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

880

 

 

946,000

 

NXP BV, 3.05%, 10/15/13 (f)

 

 

800

 

 

796,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,066,175

 









Energy Equipment & Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayou Well Services, 0.16%, 12/22/13

 

 

975

 

 

975,000

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

380

 

 

389,500

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

1,535

 

 

1,588,725

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

395

 

 

417,712

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

685

 

 

702,125

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

965

 

 

998,775

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

180

 

 

185,850

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

850

 

 

920,125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,177,812

 









Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AmeriQual Group LLC, 9.50%, 4/01/12 (b)

 

 

910

 

 

900,900

 

BI-LO LLC, 9.25%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

515

 

 

535,600

 

Rite Aid Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 6/12/16

 

 

660

 

 

743,325

 

7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

945

 

 

950,906

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,130,731

 









Food Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B&G Foods, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18

 

 

340

 

 

362,950

 

Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

1,640

 

 

1,656,400

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

375

 

 

404,531

 

Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

690

 

 

724,500

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

102

 

 

120,360

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,268,741

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

3,810

 

 

4,176,712

 

Hologic, Inc., 2.00%, 12/15/37 (e)(h)

 

 

2,150

 

 

2,072,063

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,248,775

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

430

 

 

448,275

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

800

 

 

1,148,125

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

740

 

 

789,950

 

DaVita, Inc., 6.38%, 11/01/18

 

 

620

 

 

628,525

 

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.50%, 9/01/18

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,233,244

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 11/15/14

 

 

2,745

 

 

2,878,819

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,736,000

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

3,605

 

 

3,888,894

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,048,050

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

USD

276

 

$

277,035

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

675

 

 

696,937

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

980

 

 

1,046,150

 

Priory Group Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/18

 

GBP

220

 

 

366,583

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

USD

2,935

 

 

3,228,500

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,233,750

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

3,360

 

 

3,822,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

24,470,837

 









Health Care Technology — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

3,760

 

 

4,408,600

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

255

 

 

262,013

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,670,613

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.13%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

970

 

 

1,018,500

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
10.00%, 12/15/18

 

 

5,835

 

 

5,484,900

 

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18

 

EUR

81

 

 

116,248

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

USD

530

 

 

552,525

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

1,860

 

 

1,994,850

 

Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%, 12/06/18

 

GBP

656

 

 

967,780

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 6/01/17

 

USD

980

 

 

1,112,300

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.25%, 11/30/20 (c)

 

 

1,738

 

 

903,760

 

8.75%, 11/30/20

 

 

772

 

 

733,400

 

Little Traverse Bay Bands, 9.00%, 8/31/20 (b)

 

 

561

 

 

462,825

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

415

 

 

464,800

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

1,310

 

 

1,509,775

 

Palace Entertainment Holding LLC, 8.88%,
4/15/17 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

193,800

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.94%, 9/01/14 (g)

 

 

195

 

 

174,037

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

285

 

 

278,231

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

190

 

 

179,550

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(i)

 

 

515

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,147,333

 









Household Durables — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

630

 

 

669,375

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 21.57%, 6/30/15 (b)(h)

 

 

1,360

 

 

884,000

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

495

 

 

503,044

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

2,080

 

 

2,418,000

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

3,240

 

 

3,345,300

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20

 

EUR

455

 

 

654,566

 

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.63%, 10/15/16

 

USD

2,730

 

 

2,958,637

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

 

1,045

 

 

1,024,100

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

2,355

 

 

2,767,125

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

680

 

 

720,800

 

8.38%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

745

 

 

789,700

 

8.38%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,276,550

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,011,197

 









IT Services — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,980

 

 

2,168,100

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

 

2,721

 

 

2,707,395

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,167,962

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

740

 

 

764,050

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

930

 

 

960,225

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,767,732

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

47



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

USD

2,010

 

$

2,180,850

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

730

 

 

746,425

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

995

 

 

1,022,363

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.25%, 1/15/20 (b)

 

 

5,200

 

 

5,415,030

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

271

 

 

282,884

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

4,245

 

 

4,420,106

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,067,658

 









Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

3,810

 

 

4,133,850

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (c)

 

 

6,236

 

 

6,906,494

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,040,344

 









Insurance — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (b)

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,749,500

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

530

 

 

564,450

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (b)(g)

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,032,550

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,346,500

 









Machinery — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,468,500

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (d)

 

 

2,840

 

 

3,968,900

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

940

 

 

1,041,050

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

160

 

 

177,600

 

Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

720

 

 

770,400

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,426,450

 









Marine — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (d)

 

 

3,340

 

 

3,097,850

 









Media — 12.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 9.75%,
12/01/20 (b)

 

 

795

 

 

852,637

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

885

 

 

847,388

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

876

 

 

1,061,523

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

730

 

 

779,275

 

8.13%, 4/30/20

 

 

730

 

 

787,488

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.44%, 5/15/14

 

 

254

 

 

179,050

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

550

 

 

616,000

 

Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, 10/01/15 (b)(c)

 

 

935

 

 

1,012,137

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%,
1/15/15 (b)

 

 

2,275

 

 

2,360,312

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.98%, 11/15/15 (b)

 

 

1,360

 

 

877,200

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

400

 

 

429,000

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21 (b)

 

 

390

 

 

396,338

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

2,368

 

 

2,628,480

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

8,711

 

 

9,690,987

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,019

 

 

1,018,664

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,165

 

 

1,164,625

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,203

 

 

1,203,139

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

150

 

 

161,250

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,514,062

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (g)

 

 

550

 

 

493,625

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

660

 

 

648,450

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,792,000

 

Liberty Global, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/16 (d)

 

 

580

 

 

1,004,850

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corp., 3.13%, 3/30/23 (d)

 

USD

1,748

 

$

2,154,410

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%,
5/15/18 (b)

 

 

1,280

 

 

1,318,400

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (b)

 

 

845

 

 

908,375

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

147

 

 

172,725

 

7.75%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,703,281

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

775

 

 

802,125

 

Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.38%,
9/01/14 (b)

 

 

2,570

 

 

2,676,012

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

610

 

 

652,700

 

UPC Germany GmbH (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

985

 

 

1,056,412

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

EUR

701

 

$

1,041,111

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

900

 

 

1,411,179

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

USD

800

 

 

888,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20

 

EUR

1,273

 

 

1,734,679

 

Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

244

 

 

382,586

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG, 8.13%,
12/01/17

 

 

120

 

 

178,222

 

Univision Communications, Inc., 7.88%,
11/01/20 (b)

 

USD

715

 

 

766,838

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%,
1/15/18

 

GBP

910

 

 

1,593,987

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

610

 

 

902,803

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,240

 

 

1,749,648

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

55,611,973

 









Metals & Mining — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

USD

905

 

 

966,088

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

360

 

 

372,600

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%,
11/01/15 (b)

 

 

2,385

 

 

2,474,437

 

Foundation PA Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,315,000

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (d)

 

 

930

 

 

1,170,637

 

New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

1,055

 

 

1,565,044

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%,
7/15/14 (d)

 

USD

665

 

 

886,944

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (b)

 

 

5,470

 

 

6,030,675

 

Ryerson, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.68%, 11/01/14 (g)

 

 

640

 

 

614,400

 

12.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

450

 

 

483,750

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.38%, 11/01/12

 

 

325

 

 

345,313

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (b)

 

 

325

 

 

358,313

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,583,201

 









Multiline Retail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

6,753

 

 

7,808,156

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

1,335

 

 

1,418,437

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

800

 

 

845,000

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

70

 

 

78,400

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

355

 

 

377,188

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/21 (b)

 

 

390

 

 

396,825

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

2,460

 

 

2,583,000

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,504,500

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (d)

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,143,750

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

414

 

 

451,260

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


48

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

USD

635

 

$

665,163

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

280

 

 

303,100

 

10.25%, 12/15/15

 

 

1,755

 

 

1,855,912

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

3,095

 

 

3,412,237

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

575

 

 

612,375

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

280

 

 

308,700

 

Denbury Resources Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

540

 

 

545,400

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,218,188

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, 10/15/20

 

 

210

 

 

227,588

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

660

 

 

709,500

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

820

 

 

828,200

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,266,000

 

Linn Energy LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,912,225

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

920

 

 

977,500

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

405

 

 

415,125

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

2,930

 

 

3,193,700

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

355

 

 

360,325

 

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

805

 

 

861,350

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

595

 

 

684,250

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

680

 

 

720,800

 

Range Resources Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

700

 

 

770,875

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

445

 

 

450,006

 

Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,097,775

 

United Refining Co., 10.50%, 2/28/18 (b)(f)

 

 

375

 

 

371,250

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

32,565,904

 









Paper & Forest Products — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (b)(c)

 

 

1,835

 

 

1,862,044

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

525

 

 

585,375

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

264,600

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

625

 

 

714,063

 

7.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

885

 

 

918,188

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

2,570

 

 

2,897,675

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

4,335

 

 

4,324,162

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

1,335

 

 

1,471,837

 

8.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

376,200

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,414,144

 









Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.06%,
12/01/13 (g)

 

 

1,441

 

 

1,210,440

 

Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

205

 

 

210,638

 

Novasep Holding SAS, 9.63%, 12/15/16 (b)

 

EUR

822

 

 

918,803

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 10/01/17

 

USD

590

 

 

610,650

 

7.00%, 10/01/20

 

 

750

 

 

775,312

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,725,843

 









Professional Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (b)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,450,000

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 6.75%,
10/15/22 (b)

 

 

830

 

 

838,300

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

805

 

 

843,238

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,681,538

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

USD

520

 

$

536,250

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.63%, 6/01/15

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,231,000

 

Realogy Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17

 

 

1,230

 

 

1,309,950

 

7.88%, 2/15/19

 

 

4,070

 

 

4,085,262

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

8,162,462

 









Road & Rail — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

800

 

 

894,000

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,278,806

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%,
2/01/17 (b)

 

 

650

 

 

679,250

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,064,044

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

695

 

 

708,900

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

765

 

 

799,425

 

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV, 8.50%, 7/31/15 (b)

 

EUR

2,080

 

 

3,121,464

 

Syncreon Global Ireland Ltd., 9.50%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

USD

550

 

 

570,625

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,116,514

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

430

 

 

438,600

 









Specialty Retail — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

515

 

 

540,750

 

Claire’s Escrow Corp., 8.88%, 3/15/19 (b)(f)

 

 

500

 

 

501,875

 

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18

 

 

830

 

 

913,000

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,255

 

 

1,436,975

 

PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., 9.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

705

 

 

761,400

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

580

 

 

620,600

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (b)

 

 

660

 

 

695,475

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,724,275

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,194,350

 









Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (b)

 

 

665

 

 

689,938

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwire Communications LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 12/01/15

 

 

750

 

 

817,500

 

12.00%, 12/01/17

 

 

1,760

 

 

1,900,800

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

1,155

 

 

1,273,387

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

1,080

 

 

1,142,100

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,164,800

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

2,864

 

 

2,982,856

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,797,400

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

800

 

 

912,000

 

FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (c)

 

 

503

 

 

430,336

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.43%, 5/01/13 (g)

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,278,812

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 10/15/20 (b)

 

 

525

 

 

539,438

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

810

 

 

855,563

 

6.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,158,763

 

NII Holdings, Inc., 3.13%, 6/15/12 (d)

 

 

570

 

 

567,150

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

2,370

 

 

2,135,962

 

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

390

 

 

421,200

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,378,067

 









Total Corporate Bonds — 102.5%

 

 

 

 

 

446,924,513

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

49



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Building Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/13/17

 

USD

1,200

 

$

1,236,750

 









Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.31%,
12/15/14

 

 

755

 

 

613,494

 









Chemicals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.),
Term Loan (First Lien), 3.52% – 3.56%, 7/30/14

 

 

419

 

 

412,462

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 7/27/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,009,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,421,462

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
7.75%, 6/10/16

 

 

845

 

 

867,709

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

975

 

 

983,357

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 8/24/16

 

 

1,596

 

 

1,611,290

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,462,356

 









Construction & Engineering — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 15.63%,
12/14/17

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,250,000

 









Consumer Finance — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 7.25%, 4/21/15

 

 

6,500

 

 

6,557,850

 









Electric Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Development Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 7.00%,
7/03/17

 

 

233

 

 

235,226

 









Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan, 11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,332,500

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%,
3/02/15

 

 

855

 

 

837,900

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/22/15

 

 

630

 

 

617,556

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.),
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 7/31/16

 

 

1,393

 

 

1,399,094

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,854,550

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B-3, 3.30%,
1/28/15

 

 

675

 

 

626,719

 

Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Loan, 8.31%,
3/27/12 (c)

 

 

3,240

 

 

2,891,365

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,518,084

 









Household Durables — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/22/16

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,500,000

 

Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%, 12/20/16

 

 

1,596

 

 

1,610,284

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,110,284

 









IT Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

254

 

 

240,882

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

642

 

 

607,816

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

1,162

 

 

1,099,950

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,948,648

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

USD

340

 

$

286,810

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

 

214

 

 

179,959

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

 

4,518

 

 

3,798,760

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,265,529

 









Media — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

2,681

 

 

2,693,316

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.01%, 6/12/14

 

 

1,444

 

 

1,371,497

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Term Loan B,
5.25%, 3/07/18

 

 

11,300

 

 

11,375,925

 

Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,604,656

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,045,394

 









Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euramax International, Inc., Domestic Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

271

 

 

261,243

 

14.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

261

 

 

250,781

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

512,024

 









Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hema Holding BV, Mezzanine, 4.41% – 5.00%,
1/29/17 (c)

 

EUR

1,605

 

 

2,170,783

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/30/15

 

USD

3,621

 

 

3,711,485

 

Turbo Beta Ltd., Dollar Facility, 2.50% – 12.00%,
3/15/18 (c)

 

 

3,848

 

 

1,577,620

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,289,105

 









Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, 6.55% – 7.30%,
2/01/13

 

 

2,089

 

 

1,880,289

 









Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axcan Pharma, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 2/03/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,002,500

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
1.76%, 6/28/11

 

 

350

 

 

345,187

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.56% – 6.50%, 10/16/16

 

 

1,173

 

 

1,124,943

 

Term Loan C, 4.51%, 10/16/16

 

 

199

 

 

190,798

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,315,741

 









Specialty Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.01% – 5.00%,
5/29/14

 

 

235

 

 

228,654

 

Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B-1, 2.56% – 2.63%,
10/31/13

 

 

516

 

 

514,754

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

743,408

 









Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 14.9%

 

 

 

 

 

65,111,164

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


50

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (j)

 

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

Value

 








Auto Components — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests

 

USD

(k)

$

9,614,334

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets, Inc.

 

 

950

 

 

10

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow

 

 

1,300

 

 

13

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

1,630

 

 

163

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

176

 









Total Other Interests — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

9,614,520

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

 








Auto Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (a)(b)(d)

 

 

3,000

 

 

492,375

 









Automobiles — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75% (a)

 

 

71,550

 

 

3,640,464

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)

 

 

59,235

 

 

1

 









Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nielsen Holdings NV, 6.25% (a)(d)

 

 

6,917

 

 

381,732

 









Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, Series O, 0.00% (a)

 

 

40,000

 

 

128,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z, 8.38% (a)

 

 

110,157

 

 

213,704

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

341,704

 









Total Preferred Stocks — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

4,856,276

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (l)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)

 

 

54,577

 

 

1

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14)

 

 

802

 

 

8

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
(Expires 3/26/19) (b)

 

 

67,691

 

 

1

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/14/30)

 

 

4

 

 

40

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/14/30)

 

 

22

 

 

222

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

263

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbo Cayman Ltd. (No Expiration)

 

 

2

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

525

 

 

5

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

22,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 









Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

277

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $526,146,168) — 126.5%

 

 

 

 

 

551,671,756

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Shares

 

Value

 








BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (m)(n)

 

 

1,225,083

 

$

1,225,083

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,225,083) — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,225,083

 









Total Investments (Cost — $527,371,251*) — 126.8%

 

 

 

 

 

552,896,839

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (26.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(116,864,147

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

436,032,692

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 


*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

528,710,124

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

41,588,921

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(17,402,206

)

 

 




Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

24,186,715

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(d)

Convertible security.

 

 

(e)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(f)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 







Banc of America NA

 

$

208,587

 

$

3,587

 

Credit Suisse International

 

$

873,125

 

$

11,460

 

Sterne Agee

 

$

86,488

 

$

(212

)










 

 

(g)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(h)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(i)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(j)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(k)

Amount is less than $1,000.

 

 

(l)

Warrants entitle the Trust to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(m)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 











BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

1,808,758

 

 

(583,675

)

 

1,225,083

 

$

2,129

 
















 

 

(n)

Represents the current yield as of report date.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

51



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)


 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 













    168

 

E-Mini
S&P 500

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

 

March
2011

 

$

10,668,127

 

$

(471,113

)

















 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 













K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

12/20/11

 

$

805

 

$

(36,709

)

K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

12/20/13

 

$

1,600

 

 

(136,099

)

Louisiana-Pacific
Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/14

 

$

500

 

 

(114,192

)

Harrah’s Operating
Co., Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

2,025

 

 

(282,511

)

Republic of
Hungary

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

470

 

 

(8,521

)

Israel (State of)

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

3/20/16

 

$

1,050

 

 

(4,036

)

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/16

 

$

375

 

 

(74,441

)
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(656,509

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Issuer

 

Received
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 















iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

9/20/11

 

CCC–

 

 

$

375

 

 

$

 

40,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBIA
Insurance Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

3/20/12

 

B–

 

 

$

185

 

 

 

 

16,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas
Competitive
Electric
Holdings
Co. LLC

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman
Sachs
International

 

9/20/12

 

D

 

 

$

775

 

 

 

 

(78,240

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBIA Insurance Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/12

 

B–

 

 

$

1,100

 

 

 

 

118,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced
Micro
Devices, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/15

 

B+

 

 

$

1,150

 

 

 

 

139,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

9/20/15

 

CC

 

 

$

200

 

 

 

 

30,606

 

 

 

Assured
Guaranty Ltd.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

A+

 

 

$

105

 

 

 

 

822

 

 

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

BB–

 

 

$

475

 

 

 

 

14,614

 

 

 

M.D.C.
Holdings, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

BBB–

 

 

$

535

 

 

 

 

5,133

 

 

 

M.D.C.
Holdings, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

BBB–

 

 

$

535

 

 

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

CC

 

 

$

1,175

 

 

 

 

65,711

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

3/20/16

 

B

 

 

$

750

 

 

 

 

(1,360

)

 

 

Chesapeake
Energy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
International

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

 

$

425

 

 

 

 

7,968

 

 

 

Chesapeake
Energy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

 

$

425

 

 

 

 

4,727

 

 

 

Chesapeake
Energy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

 

$

425

 

 

 

 

7,968

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/16

 

CC

 

 

$

225

 

 

 

 

946

 

 

 

General
Motors Co.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

3/20/21

 

BB–

 

 

$

600

 

 

 

 

(1,503

)

 






















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

375,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

1

Using Standard & Poor’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.




52

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)


 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — sold protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Index

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 















Dow Jones CDX
North America
High Yield Index
Series 10

 

0.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

6/20/11

 

CCC

 

 

$

1,119

 

 

 

$

(8,622

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones CDX
North America
High Yield Index
Series 9

 

0.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/12

 

CCC

 

 

$

822

 

 

 

 

(31,787

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones CDX
North America
High Yield Index
Series 15

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
International

 

12/20/15

 

B

 

 

$

3,100

 

 

 

 

(9,903

)

 






















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(50,312

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

 

1

Using Standard and Poor’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 











USD

 

551,681

 

CAD

 

547,000

 

Citibank NA

 

4/14/11

 

 

$

(10,781

)

 

USD

 

1,345,739

 

GBP

 

852,500

 

Citibank NA

 

4/14/11

 

 

 

(39,551

)

 

USD

 

1,290,350

 

GBP

 

803,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4/14/11

 

 

 

(14,503

)

 

USD

 

87,706

 

GBP

 

54,500

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

4/14/11

 

 

 

(855

)

 

USD

 

403,014

 

GBP

 

251,000

 

UBS AG

 

4/14/11

 

 

 

(4,854

)

 

EUR

 

75,000

 

USD

 

103,351

 

Citibank NA

 

4/27/11

 

 

 

71

 

 

USD

 

21,380,076

 

EUR

 

15,623,000

 

Citibank NA

 

4/27/11

 

 

 

(163,422

)

 

USD

 

802,198

 

EUR

 

594,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4/27/11

 

 

 

(16,904

)

 

USD

 

2,734,695

 

EUR

 

1,997,000

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

4/27/11

 

 

 

(19,089

)

 


















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(269,888

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

23,723,551

 

$

734,890

 

$

706,565

 

$

25,165,006

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

440,572,430

 

 

6,352,083

 

 

446,924,513

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

51,903,814

 

 

13,207,350

 

 

65,111,164

 

Other Interests

 

 

163

 

 

9,614,334

 

 

23

 

 

9,614,520

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

 

3,854,168

 

 

1,002,107

 

 

1

 

 

4,856,276

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

277

 

 

277

 

Short-Term
Securities

 

 

1,225,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,225,083

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

 

 

 

4,056

 

 

 

 

4,056

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded loan
commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,704

)

 

(19,704

)

 

 













Total

 

$

28,802,965

 

$

503,831,631

 

$

20,246,595

 

$

552,881,191

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 





Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

456,881

 

 

 

$

456,881

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

 

71

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(787,924

)

 

 

 

(787,924

)

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

(269,959

)

 

 

 

(269,959

)

Interest rate
contracts

 

$

(471,113

)

 

 

 

 

 

(471,113

)

 

 













Total

 

$

(471,113

)

$

(600,931

)

 

 

$

(1,072,044

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.




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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments
(Liabilities)

 

Total

 



















Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

712,707

 

$

4,851,224

 

$

20,602,850

 

 

$

6,747

 

 

$

 

 

1

 

$

 

 

271

 

 

$

(36,123

)

 

$

26,137,677

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

218,405

 

 

174,322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

392,727

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

215,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

215,718

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

83,133

 

 

11,795

 

 

1,066,366

 

 

 

(6,561

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

16,419

 

 

 

1,171,151

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

986,832

 

 

5,142,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,129,344

 

Sales

 

 

(89,275

)

 

 

 

(11,187,604

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,276,879

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

462,877

 

 

1,577,620

 

 

 

(163

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,040,334

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

(179,050

)

 

(4,384,427

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,563,477

)

 

 

































Balance as of February 28, 2011

 

$

706,565

 

$

6,352,083

 

$

13,207,350

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

 

 

1

 

$

 

 

277

 

 

$

(19,704

)

 

$

20,246,595

 

 

 


































 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The net change in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the securities still held on February 28, 2011 was $779,345.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.




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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (a)

 

Shares

 

Value

 







Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc.

 

 

960

 

$

42,720

 









Containers & Packaging — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

 

 

14,168

 

 

544,618

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

 

 

25,000

 

 

499,750

 









Software — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

 

 

251

 

 

877

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia

 

 

39,515

 

 

197,575

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

198,452

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FiberTower Corp.

 

 

38,271

 

 

127,060

 









Total Common Stocks — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,412,600

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 









Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DynCorp International, Inc., 10.38%, 7/01/17 (b)

 

USD

120

 

 

129,000

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%,
6/01/17

 

 

210

 

 

236,775

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

365,775

 









Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

 

334

 

 

333,958

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 10/08/15

 

 

337

 

 

337,167

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

671,125

 









Airlines — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (b)

 

 

490

 

 

524,300

 

American Airlines, Inc., 10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

440

 

 

482,900

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 2001-2, 7.86%,
4/01/13

 

 

160

 

 

165,200

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (b)

 

 

270

 

 

277,425

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 7/12/20

 

 

200

 

 

199,500

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

473

 

 

511,318

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

835

 

 

932,853

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,093,496

 









Auto Components — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

100

 

 

108,750

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (c)

 

 

83

 

 

90,470

 

Delphi International Holdings Unsecured, 12.00%,
10/06/14

 

 

4

 

 

4,264

 

Exide Technologies, 8.63%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

181,263

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

1,510

 

 

1,562,850

 

Stanadyne Corp., Series 1, 10.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

335

 

 

346,725

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,294,322

 









Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

125

 

 

134,531

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

115

 

 

169,010

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

303,541

 









Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

USD

225

 

 

226,477

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

Value

 








Building Products — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Materials LLC, 9.13%, 11/01/17 (b)

 

USD

220

 

$

237,875

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 8/15/18

 

 

245

 

 

251,125

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

290

 

 

305,588

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

80

 

 

86,800

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

590

 

 

627,612

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,509,000

 









Capital Markets — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13

 

 

230

 

 

235,536

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Series A, 0.17%,
8/31/19 (d)(e)

 

 

295

 

 

455,775

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

 

300

 

 

309,098

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,409

 









Chemicals — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

400

 

 

393,000

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (b)

 

 

245

 

 

261,537

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/17 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

83,438

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

345

 

 

370,444

 

9.00%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

180,838

 

Huntsman International LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13

 

EUR

130

 

 

183,430

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

230

 

 

255,300

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

195

 

 

214,012

 

KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

56,100

 

MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (b)

 

 

555

 

 

591,075

 

Nalco Co., 6.63%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

155,063

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)(f)

 

 

85

 

 

86,488

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

355

 

 

389,612

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

66,706

 

Polymer Group, Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

67,681

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

100

 

 

106,000

 

Rhodia SA, 6.88%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

368,550

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

164,881

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,994,155

 









Commercial Banks — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

1,088

 

 

1,097,939

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

2,571

 

 

2,590,063

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,688,002

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

350

 

 

395,500

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

205,500

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%,
11/01/18 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

150,500

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

174

 

 

178,350

 

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%,
12/15/20

 

 

151

 

 

167,988

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

111,825

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17

 

 

275

 

 

316,250

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

267

 

 

282,352

 

West Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

345

 

 

365,700

 

7.88%, 1/15/19

 

 

95

 

 

97,494

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,271,459

 









Communications Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

198,000

 









Computers & Peripherals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMC Corp., 1.75%, 12/01/13 (d)

 

 

240

 

 

419,400

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Construction Materials — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 12/01/13

 

USD

964

 

$

1,026,943

 

10.00%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

587,125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,614,068

 









Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

 

320

 

 

344,800

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05%, 1/13/12 (g)

 

 

145

 

 

146,478

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

300

 

 

319,933

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

360

 

 

382,888

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,194,099

 









Containers & Packaging — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (b)

 

EUR

285

 

 

406,067

 

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

 

USD

250

 

 

261,875

 

Berry Plastics Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 11/15/15

 

 

65

 

 

69,631

 

9.75%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

430

 

 

431,075

 

Graham Packaging Co. LP, 8.25%, 10/01/18

 

 

115

 

 

123,913

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/17

 

 

355

 

 

394,050

 

7.88%, 10/01/18

 

 

185

 

 

198,875

 

OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17

 

EUR

100

 

 

143,687

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

484

 

 

487,630

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,516,803

 









Diversified Financial Services — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

90

 

 

98,100

 

2.51%, 12/01/14 (g)

 

 

156

 

 

153,294

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

480

 

 

541,800

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

340

 

 

354,875

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

660

 

 

743,325

 

7.50%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

520

 

 

568,750

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

390

 

 

446,703

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

450

 

 

515,250

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,
3/01/16

 

 

205

 

 

226,012

 

FCE Bank Plc, 7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

450

 

 

654,355

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15

 

USD

540

 

 

594,000

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 7.75%,
10/15/16 (b)

 

 

595

 

 

633,675

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

 

270

 

 

276,750

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

870

 

 

906,975

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

180

 

 

180,450

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

225

 

 

225,563

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,119,877

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%,
9/01/12

 

 

480

 

 

478,200

 

Frontier Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 4/15/17

 

 

196

 

 

216,580

 

8.50%, 4/15/20

 

 

180

 

 

199,800

 

GCI, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/19

 

 

600

 

 

660,000

 

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16

 

 

170

 

 

186,575

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/16 (d)

 

 

120

 

 

171,300

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

60

 

 

61,950

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

660

 

 

648,450

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

910

 

 

923,650

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

300

 

 

327,375

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

540

 

 

548,100

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Diversified Telecommunication Services
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

USD

112

 

$

123,340

 

8.63%, 8/01/16

 

 

205

 

 

216,788

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

253

 

 

274,821

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,036,929

 









Electric Utilities — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.16%, 7/05/26

 

 

358

 

 

356,216

 

Salton Sea Funding Corp., Series E, 8.30%,
5/30/11

 

 

235

 

 

236,704

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

592,920

 









Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

 

60

 

 

65,250

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (c)

 

 

300

 

 

325,500

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

279,500

 

NXP BV, 3.05%, 10/15/13 (g)

 

 

225

 

 

223,875

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

894,125

 









Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayou Well Services, 0.16%, 12/22/13

 

 

300

 

 

300,000

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

117,875

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

485

 

 

501,975

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

170

 

 

179,775

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

205

 

 

210,125

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

285

 

 

294,975

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

56,788

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

255

 

 

276,037

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,937,550

 









Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BI-LO LLC, 9.25%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

156,000

 

Rite Aid Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 6/12/16

 

 

195

 

 

219,619

 

7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

290

 

 

291,812

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

667,431

 









Food Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B&G Foods, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18

 

 

100

 

 

106,750

 

Blue Merger Sub Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

480

 

 

484,800

 

Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

210

 

 

220,500

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

33

 

 

38,940

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

850,990

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,244,243

 

Hologic, Inc., 2.00%, 12/15/37 (d)(h)

 

 

665

 

 

640,894

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,885,137

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

135,525

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

200

 

 

287,030

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

220

 

 

234,850

 

DaVita, Inc., 6.38%, 11/01/18

 

 

180

 

 

182,475

 

Gentiva Health Services Inc., 11.50%, 9/01/18

 

 

325

 

 

366,031

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 11/15/14

 

 

620

 

 

650,225

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

465

 

 

520,800

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,396,981

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

300

 

 

308,250

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


56

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

USD

84

 

$

84,315

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

200

 

 

206,500

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

290

 

 

309,575

 

Priory Group Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/18

 

GBP

100

 

 

166,629

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

USD

747

 

 

821,700

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

257

 

 

301,975

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,336,563

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,309,424

 









Health Care Technology — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,319,062

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

77,063

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,396,125

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.13%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

285

 

 

299,250

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
10.00%, 12/15/18

 

 

1,710

 

 

1,607,400

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

161,587

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

589,875

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 6/01/17

 

 

310

 

 

351,850

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

125

 

 

140,000

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

390

 

 

449,475

 

Palace Entertainment Holding LLC, 8.88%,
4/15/17 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

56,100

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.94%, 9/01/14 (g)

 

 

75

 

 

66,938

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

90

 

 

87,862

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

60

 

 

56,700

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(i)

 

 

215

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,867,059

 









Household Durables — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

201,875

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 23.20%, 6/30/15 (b)(j)

 

 

400

 

 

260,000

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

145

 

 

147,356

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

720

 

 

837,000

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

915

 

 

944,737

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20

 

EUR

140

 

 

201,404

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

USD

315

 

 

308,700

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

890

 

 

1,045,750

 

8.38%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

220

 

 

233,200

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

210

 

 

222,600

 

8.38%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

379,800

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,782,422

 









IT Services — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

 

806

 

 

801,970

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

383

 

 

401,192

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

335

 

 

332,069

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (b)(c)

 

 

292

 

 

271,964

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

220

 

 

227,150

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

280

 

 

289,100

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,323,445

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC, Series B, 9.20%, 11/30/29

 

USD

1,250

 

$

1,231,250

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

 

600

 

 

651,000

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

215

 

 

219,838

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

290

 

 

297,975

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,460

 

 

1,520,374

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

81

 

 

84,552

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

1,245

 

 

1,296,356

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,301,345

 









Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,150,100

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (c)

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,959,767

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,109,867

 









Insurance — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (b)

 

 

800

 

 

846,000

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

159

 

 

169,335

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (b)(g)

 

 

310

 

 

299,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,314,485

 









Machinery — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

700

 

 

623,000

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (d)

 

 

760

 

 

1,062,100

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

310

 

 

343,325

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

50

 

 

55,500

 

Titan International, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 1/15/17 (d)

 

 

110

 

 

286,550

 

7.88%, 10/01/17

 

 

190

 

 

203,300

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,573,775

 









Marine — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (d)

 

 

700

 

 

649,250

 









Media — 13.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

248,950

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

457

 

 

553,714

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

220

 

 

234,850

 

8.13%, 4/30/20

 

 

220

 

 

237,325

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.44%, 5/15/14

 

 

69

 

 

48,639

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

180

 

 

201,600

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%,
1/15/15 (b)

 

 

665

 

 

689,937

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (b)(e)

 

 

405

 

 

261,225

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

128,700

 

Clear Channel Communications Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

116,869

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

701

 

 

778,110

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

2,596

 

 

2,888,050

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

309

 

 

308,686

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

353

 

 

352,917

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

364

 

 

363,981

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

192

 

 

206,400

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

445

 

 

472,813

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (g)

 

 

160

 

 

143,600

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

190

 

 

186,675

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (b)

 

 

480

 

 

537,600

 

Liberty Global, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/16 (d)

 

 

180

 

 

311,850

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

365

 

 

375,950

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

57



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (b)

 

USD

290

 

$

311,750

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

72

 

 

84,600

 

7.75%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

970

 

 

1,048,812

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

230

 

 

238,050

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(b)(d)(i)

 

 

1,427

 

 

14,274

 

Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.38%,
9/01/14 (b)

 

 

1,813

 

 

1,887,786

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

180

 

 

192,600

 

Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%, 12/01/19

 

EUR

100

 

 

156,797

 

Univision Communications, Inc., 7.88%,
11/01/20 (b)

 

USD

215

 

 

230,588

 

UPC Germany GmbH (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

425

 

 

455,813

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

EUR

175

 

 

259,905

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

245

 

 

384,152

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

USD

300

 

 

333,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20

 

EUR

371

 

 

505,548

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

200

 

 

350,327

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

175

 

 

258,999

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

370

 

 

522,070

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,883,512

 









Metals & Mining — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

USD

290

 

 

309,575

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

105

 

 

108,675

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%,
11/01/15 (b)

 

 

735

 

 

762,562

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (d)

 

 

250

 

 

314,688

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%, 7/15/14 (d)

 

 

200

 

 

266,750

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,791,562

 

Ryerson, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.68%, 11/01/14 (g)

 

 

180

 

 

172,800

 

12.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

100

 

 

107,500

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.38%, 11/01/12

 

 

175

 

 

185,938

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,020,050

 









Multiline Retail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

2,020

 

 

2,335,625

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources Inc., 2.38%, 4/15/15 (d)

 

 

110

 

 

143,687

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

400

 

 

425,000

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

275

 

 

290,469

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

20

 

 

22,400

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

111,563

 

Chaparral Energy Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/21 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

117,012

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/17

 

 

235

 

 

252,037

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

730

 

 

766,500

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

430

 

 

438,600

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (d)

 

 

375

 

 

343,125

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

122

 

 

132,980

 

Concho Resources Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

190

 

 

199,025

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

85

 

 

92,013

 

10.25%, 12/15/15

 

 

520

 

 

549,900

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

920

 

 

1,014,300

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

181,050

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

85

 

 

93,713

 

Denbury Resources Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

348

 

 

387,150

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

160

 

 

161,600

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, 10/15/20

 

 

65

 

 

70,444

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

USD

195

 

$

209,625

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

240

 

 

242,400

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

379,800

 

Linn Energy LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

515

 

 

574,225

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

275

 

 

292,187

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

120

 

 

123,000

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

875

 

 

953,750

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

106,575

 

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

250

 

 

267,500

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

180

 

 

207,000

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

210

 

 

222,600

 

Range Resources Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

200

 

 

220,250

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

136,519

 

Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

300

 

 

322,875

 

United Refining Co., 10.50%, 2/28/18 (b)(f)

 

 

120

 

 

118,800

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,169,674

 









Paper & Forest Products — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

155

 

 

172,825

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

70

 

 

77,175

 

Catalyst Paper Corp., 7.38%, 3/01/14

 

 

175

 

 

151,375

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

185

 

 

211,363

 

7.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

270

 

 

280,125

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

755

 

 

851,262

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

1,280

 

 

1,276,800

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

405

 

 

446,512

 

8.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

109,725

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,577,162

 









Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.06%,
12/01/13 (g)

 

 

420

 

 

352,800

 

Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

61,650

 

Novasep Holding SAS, 9.75%, 12/15/16 (b)

 

 

373

 

 

296,535

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 10/01/17

 

 

175

 

 

181,125

 

7.00%, 10/01/20

 

 

225

 

 

232,594

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,124,704

 









Professional Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

275

 

 

288,406

 

6.75%, 10/01/20 (b)

 

 

425

 

 

425,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

713,406

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 6.75%,
10/15/22 (b)

 

 

245

 

 

247,450

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

240

 

 

251,400

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

498,850

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services Inc,, 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

 

160

 

 

165,000

 

Realogy Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17

 

 

355

 

 

378,075

 

7.88%, 2/15/19

 

 

1,165

 

 

1,169,369

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,712,444

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


58

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Road & Rail — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

USD

240

 

$

268,200

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

355

 

 

376,744

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

209,000

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

420

 

 

444,675

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

195

 

 

198,900

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

225

 

 

235,125

 

Syncreon Global Ireland Ltd., 9.50%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

176,375

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,909,019

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linear Technology Corp., Series A, 3.00%,
5/01/27 (d)

 

 

200

 

 

217,750

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

132,600

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

350,350

 









Specialty Retail — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%,
11/15/20 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

162,750

 

Claire’s Escrow Corp., 8.88%, 3/15/19 (b)(f)

 

 

150

 

 

150,563

 

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18

 

 

250

 

 

275,000

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

70

 

 

80,150

 

PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., 9.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

210

 

 

226,800

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

175

 

 

187,250

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

210,750

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

655

 

 

676,287

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,969,550

 









Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (b)

 

 

198

 

 

205,425

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwire Communications LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 12/01/15

 

 

110

 

 

119,900

 

12.00%, 12/01/17

 

 

270

 

 

291,600

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

325

 

 

358,312

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

320

 

 

338,400

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

370

 

 

384,800

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,270,630

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

565

 

 

590,425

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

200

 

 

228,000

 

FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (c)

 

 

151

 

 

129,095

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%,
10/15/20 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

159,263

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.43%, 5/01/13 (g)

 

 

330

 

 

325,875

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

240

 

 

253,500

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

350

 

 

340,813

 

NII Holdings, Inc., 3.13%, 6/15/12 (d)

 

 

170

 

 

169,150

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

650

 

 

585,812

 

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

129,600

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,675,175

 









Total Corporate Bonds — 100.6%

 

 

 

 

 

128,117,233

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Building Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/13/17

 

USD

300

 

$

309,187

 









Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan, 7.50%, 6/17/16

 

 

300

 

 

302,700

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
7.75%, 6/10/16

 

 

240

 

 

246,450

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

325

 

 

327,786

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50%, 8/24/16

 

 

449

 

 

453,175

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,027,411

 









Consumer Finance — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGFS Funding Co., Term Loan, 7.25%, 4/21/15

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,017,800

 









Electric Utilities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Development Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
7.00%, 7/03/17

 

 

45

 

 

45,440

 









Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan, 11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

400

 

 

410,000

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add-on Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

285

 

 

279,300

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/22/15

 

 

203

 

 

198,500

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.),
Term Loan B, 4.75%, 7/31/16

 

 

398

 

 

399,741

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

877,541

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B-3, 3.30%,
1/28/15

 

 

200

 

 

185,694

 

Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Loan, 8.31%,
3/27/12 (c)

 

 

946

 

 

843,969

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,029,663

 









Household Durables — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Term Loan B, 7.00%,
12/20/16

 

 

499

 

 

503,214

 

Visant Holding Corp. 5.25%, 12/22/16

 

 

440

 

 

440,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

943,214

 









IT Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

192

 

 

181,437

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

421

 

 

398,279

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

579,716

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.76%, 10/10/14

 

 

1,451

 

 

1,220,138

 

Term Loan B2, 3.76%, 10/10/14

 

 

89

 

 

74,939

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,295,077

 









Media — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

731

 

 

734,540

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.01%, 6/12/14

 

 

428

 

 

406,529

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Term Loan B, 5.25%,
3/07/18

 

 

3,300

 

 

3,322,173

 

Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

750

 

 

797,344

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,260,586

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

59



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euramax International, Inc., Domestic Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 6/29/13

 

USD

78

 

$

74,641

 

14.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

74

 

 

71,652

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

146,293

 









Multiline Retail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Term Loan,
2.29%, 4/06/13

 

 

117

 

 

117,364

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/30/15

 

 

1,078

 

 

1,104,550

 

Turbo Beta Ltd., Dollar Facility, 14.50%, 3/15/18 (c)

 

 

1,069

 

 

438,228

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,542,778

 









Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, PIK Loan,
7.30%, 2/01/13

 

 

499

 

 

449,167

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
6/28/11

 

 

100

 

 

98,625

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic Letter of Credit, 4.51%, 10/10/13

 

 

24

 

 

22,654

 

Term Loan B, 4.56%, 10/16/16

 

 

351

 

 

336,734

 

Term Loan C, 4.51%, 10/16/16

 

 

42

 

 

39,905

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

399,293

 









Specialty Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.01%, 5/29/14

 

 

73

 

 

71,496

 

Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B-1,
2.56%, 10/31/13

 

 

153

 

 

152,681

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

224,177

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2 Inc., Initial Loan,
6.88%, 7/30/15

 

 

776

 

 

803,675

 









Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 14.0%

 

 

 

 

 

17,879,707

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (a)(l)

 

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 









Auto Components — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests

 

 

 (k)

 

560,224

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

5

 

 

477

 









Total Other Interests — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

560,701

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

Value

 









Automobiles — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75% (d)

 

 

20,600

 

$

1,048,128

 









Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)(g)

 

 

16,138

 

 

 

Emmis Communications Corp., Series A,
6.25% (a)(d)

 

 

10,300

 

 

180,250

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

180,250

 









Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nielsen Holdings NV, 6.25% (a)(d)

 

 

2,000

 

 

110,375

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)(d)

 

 

4,171

 

 

77,372

 









Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, Series O (a)

 

 

10,000

 

 

32,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z (a)

 

 

31,930

 

 

61,944

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

93,944

 









Total Preferred Stocks — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

1,510,069

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
(Expires 3/26/19) (b)

 

 

18,441

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

167

 

 

2

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

3,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 









Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

2

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $142,423,935) — 117.3%

 

 

 

 

 

149,480,312

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (n)(o)

 

 

1,388,372

 

 

1,388,372

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,388,372) — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,388,372

 









Total Investments (Cost — $143,812,307*) — 118.4%

 

 

 

 

 

150,868,684

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (18.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(23,501,463

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

127,367,221

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


60

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)


 

 

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

143,425,515

 

 

 

 




 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

10,223,896

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(2,780,727

)

 

 

 




 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

7,443,169

 

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(d)

Convertible security.

 

 

(e)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(f)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 







 

Bank of America NA

 

$

61,050

 

$

1,050

 

 

Credit Suisse International

 

$

269,363

 

$

3,630

 

 

Sterne Agee

 

$

25,438

 

$

(62

)

 










 

 

(g)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(h)

Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(i)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(j)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(k)

Amount is less than $1,000.

 

 

(l)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(m)

Warrants entitle the Trust to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(n)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(o)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 











BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

 

 

2,032,818

 

 

(644,446

)

 

1,388,372

 

$

1,748

 
















 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Contracts

 

 

Issue

 

 

Exchange

 

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 
















30

 

 

S&P E-Mini Mercantile

 

 

Chicago

 

 

March 2011

 

$

1,902,242

 

$

(86,908

)



















 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Currency
Purchased

 

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 












USD

85,369

 

 

GBP

53,000

 

Citibank NA

 

 

4/14/11

 

$

(758

)

USD

417,526

 

 

GBP

260,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4/14/11

 

 

(4,984

)

USD

3,462,305

 

 

EUR

2,530,000

 

Citibank NA

 

 

4/27/11

 

 

(26,545

)

USD

638,157

 

 

EUR

466,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland

 

 

4/27/11

 

 

(4,453

)
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(36,740

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.





 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

1,214,148

 

$

877

 

$

197,575

 

$

1,412,600

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

126,101,964

 

 

2,015,269

 

 

128,117,233

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

14,196,287

 

 

3,683,420

 

 

17,879,707

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

560,224

 

 

477

 

 

560,701

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

1,367,694

 

 

142,375

 

 

 

 

1,510,069

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

1,388,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,388,372

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,105

)

 

(1,105

)

 

 













Total

 

$

3,970,214

 

$

141,001,727

 

$

5,895,638

 

$

150,867,579

 

 

 













 

 

 

 





 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 





Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 















Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

$

(36,740

)

 

 

$

(36,740

)

Interest rate contracts

 

$

(86,908

)

 

 

 

 

 

(86,908

)

 

 













Total

 

$

(86,908

)

$

(36,740

)

 

 

$

(123,648

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts. Financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



















 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 



















Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

283,463

 

$

3,070,692

 

$

5,191,058

 

$

953

 

$

417,114

 

 

 

$

(2,026

)

$

8,961,254

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

106,362

 

 

219,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

325,529

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(2,246,360

)

 

 

 

104,121

 

 

 

 

831,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,311,160

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

2,395,668

 

 

(1,384,292

)

 

362,698

 

 

(476

)

 

(84,683

)

 

 

 

921

 

 

1,289,836

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

1,856,218

 

 

 

 

 

$

2

 

 

 

 

2,156,220

 

Sales

 

 

(235,196

)

 

(28,875

)

 

(4,010,045

)

 

 

 

(1,163,510

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,437,626

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

438,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

438,228

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

(48,618

)

 

(478,025

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(526,643

)

 

 

























Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

197,575

 

$

2,015,269

 

$

3,683,420

 

$

477

 

 

 

$

2

 

$

(1,105

)

$

5,895,638

 

 

 


























 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at February 28, 2011 was $(1,000,072).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (a)

 

Shares

 

Value

 









Capital Markets — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.

 

 

4,900

 

$

78,302

 









Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.

 

 

600

 

 

25,992

 









Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc.

 

 

375

 

 

16,687

 









Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp.

 

 

474

 

 

29,379

 









Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

 

 

2,234

 

 

7,381

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (b)

 

 

2,507

 

 

8,283

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

15,664

 









Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

 

 

91

 

 

319

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia

 

 

13,576

 

 

67,880

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

68,199

 









Total Common Stocks — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

234,223

 









 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 









Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

$

119

 

 

119,271

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 10/08/15

 

 

120

 

 

120,417

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

239,688

 









Airlines — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (b)

 

 

180

 

 

192,600

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13

 

 

20

 

 

20,650

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

92,475

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 7/12/20

 

 

100

 

 

99,750

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

246

 

 

274,369

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

679,844

 









Auto Components — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi International Holdings Unsecured, 12.00%,
10/06/14

 

 

8

 

 

8,422

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

650

 

 

672,750

 

Stanadyne Corp., Series 1, 10.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

90

 

 

93,150

 

Tenneco Inc., 7.75%, 8/15/18

 

 

90

 

 

96,863

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

871,185

 









Beverages — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

43

 

 

46,279

 









Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

 

89

 

 

89,218

 









Building Products — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America, 6.88%,
8/15/18 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

92,250

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

30

 

 

32,550

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

215

 

 

228,706

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

353,506

 









Capital Markets — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13

 

 

90

 

 

92,166

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Series A, 2.51%,
8/31/19 (c)(d)

 

 

71

 

 

109,695

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

 

110

 

 

113,336

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

315,197

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Chemicals — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

$

140

 

$

137,550

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

96,075

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/17 (b)

 

 

30

 

 

33,375

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

130

 

 

139,588

 

9.00%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

63,825

 

Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

94,350

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

109,750

 

KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (b)

 

 

20

 

 

20,400

 

MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (b)

 

 

195

 

 

207,675

 

Nalco Co., 6.63%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

56,856

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)(e)

 

 

30

 

 

30,525

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

109,750

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

25

 

 

25,656

 

Polymer Group, Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

23

 

 

23,949

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

35

 

 

37,100

 

Rhodia SA, 6.88%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

102,375

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

58,506

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,347,305

 









Commercial Banks — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

445

 

 

448,894

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

935

 

 

942,012

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,390,906

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

125

 

 

141,250

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

205,500

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

91,375

 

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/15/20

 

 

59

 

 

65,637

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

42,600

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

115,000

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

98

 

 

103,635

 

West Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

130

 

 

137,800

 

7.88%, 1/15/19

 

 

30

 

 

30,788

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

933,585

 









Construction Materials — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 12/01/13

 

 

377

 

 

401,149

 

10.00%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

180

 

 

192,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

593,299

 









Consumer Finance — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

 

120

 

 

129,300

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05%, 1/13/12 (f)

 

 

110

 

 

111,121

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

500

 

 

533,222

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

230

 

 

244,623

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,018,266

 









Containers & Packaging — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

 

 

85

 

 

89,038

 

Berry Plastics Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 11/15/15

 

 

25

 

 

26,781

 

9.75%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

155,387

 

Graham Packaging Co. LP, 8.25%, 10/01/18

 

 

40

 

 

43,100

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/17

 

 

160

 

 

177,600

 

7.88%, 10/01/18

 

 

65

 

 

69,875

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

 

150

 

 

151,125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

712,906

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Diversified Financial Services — 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.51%, 12/01/14 (f)

 

$

73

 

$

71,734

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

190

 

 

214,462

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

156,562

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

300

 

 

337,875

 

7.50%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

218,750

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

140

 

 

160,355

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

340

 

 

389,300

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

82,688

 

CDX North America High Yield, Series 6-T1, 8.63%,
6/29/11 (b)

 

 

435

 

 

446,658

 

Leucadia National Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 9/15/15

 

 

200

 

 

220,000

 

7.13%, 3/15/17

 

 

110

 

 

115,500

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 7.75%,
10/15/16 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

266,250

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

400

 

 

417,000

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

65

 

 

65,163

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

100

 

 

100,250

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,262,547

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%, 9/01/12

 

 

195

 

 

194,269

 

Frontier Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 4/15/17

 

 

52

 

 

57,460

 

8.50%, 4/15/20

 

 

70

 

 

77,700

 

GCI, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/19

 

 

200

 

 

220,000

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

40

 

 

39,300

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

685

 

 

695,275

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

100

 

 

109,125

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

235

 

 

238,525

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

25

 

 

27,531

 

8.63%, 8/01/16

 

 

50

 

 

52,875

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

25

 

 

27,156

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,739,216

 









Electric Utilities — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.16%, 7/05/26

 

 

356

 

 

353,366

 









Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayou Well Services, 0.16%, 12/22/13

 

 

100

 

 

100,000

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

41,000

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

175

 

 

181,125

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

65

 

 

68,737

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

76,875

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

108,675

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

20

 

 

20,650

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

90

 

 

97,425

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

694,487

 









Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BI-LO LLC, 9.25%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

57,200

 

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

120

 

 

120,750

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

177,950

 









Food Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

171,700

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

43,150

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

6

 

 

7,080

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

221,930

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14

 

$

410

 

$

449,463

 

Hologic, Inc., 2.00%, 12/15/37 (c)(g)

 

 

240

 

 

231,300

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

680,763

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

46,913

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, 10.50%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

213,500

 

Gentiva Health Services Inc., 11.50%, 9/01/18

 

 

115

 

 

129,519

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 11/15/14

 

 

265

 

 

277,919

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

205

 

 

229,600

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

340

 

 

366,775

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

95

 

 

97,613

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

115

 

 

118,737

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

105

 

 

112,087

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

279

 

 

306,900

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

259

 

 

304,325

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

245

 

 

278,687

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,482,575

 









Health Care Technology — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

410

 

 

480,725

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

25

 

 

25,688

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

506,413

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.13%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

110,250

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10.00%,
12/15/18

 

 

625

 

 

587,500

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

57,337

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

214,500

 

MGM Mirage, 13.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

25

 

 

29,937

 

MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

465

 

 

520,800

 

Palace Entertainment Holding LLC, 8.88%, 4/15/17 (b)

 

 

20

 

 

20,400

 

Travelport LLC, 4.94%, 9/01/14 (f)

 

 

25

 

 

22,313

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(h)

 

 

25

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,563,040

 









Household Durables — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 19.31%, 6/30/15 (b)(i)

 

 

145

 

 

94,250

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

50

 

 

50,813

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

40

 

 

46,500

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

395

 

 

407,837

 

Jarden Corp., 8.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

40

 

 

43,800

 

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.63%, 10/15/16

 

 

300

 

 

325,125

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

 

115

 

 

112,700

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

300

 

 

352,500

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

70

 

 

74,200

 

8.38%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

84,800

 

8.38%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

137,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,729,675

 









IT Services — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

210

 

 

229,950

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

 

292

 

 

290,540

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

116

 

 

121,510

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

120

 

 

118,950

 

iPayment Investors LP, 11.63%, 7/15/14 (b)(j)

 

 

104

 

 

96,715

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


64

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









IT Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 5/15/15

 

$

100

 

$

110,750

 

7.38%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

82,600

 

7.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

103,250

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,154,265

 









Independent Power Producers &

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Traders — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 8.54%, 11/30/19

 

 

106

 

 

106,431

 

Series B, 9.20%, 11/30/29

 

 

500

 

 

492,500

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

 

220

 

 

238,700

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

80

 

 

81,800

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

105

 

 

107,888

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.25%, 1/15/20 (b)

 

 

575

 

 

598,777

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10.00%,
12/01/20

 

 

28

 

 

29,228

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

455

 

 

473,769

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,129,093

 









Industrial Conglomerates — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

350

 

 

379,750

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (j)

 

 

586

 

 

648,748

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,028,498

 









Insurance — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

69,225

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.19%, 11/15/14 (b)(f)

 

 

100

 

 

96,500

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

165,725

 









Machinery — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

170

 

 

151,300

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (c)

 

 

240

 

 

335,400

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

210

 

 

232,575

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

30

 

 

33,300

 

Titan International, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/17 (b)(c)

 

 

40

 

 

104,200

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

856,775

 









Marine — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (c)

 

 

240

 

 

222,600

 









Media — 13.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 9.75%,
12/01/20 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

91,163

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

110,113

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

169

 

 

204,098

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.44%, 5/15/14 (b)(f)

 

 

23

 

 

16,213

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

80

 

 

89,600

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%,
1/15/15 (b)

 

 

245

 

 

254,187

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.69%, 11/15/15 (b)(d)

 

 

145

 

 

93,525

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

48,263

 

Clear Channel Communications Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

40,650

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

251

 

 

278,610

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

946

 

 

1,052,425

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

123

 

 

123,474

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

141

 

 

141,167

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

146

 

 

145,593

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

40

 

 

43,000

 

Gannett Co., Inc., 10.00%, 4/01/16

 

 

60

 

 

70,200

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

250

 

 

265,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (f)

 

$

50

 

$

44,875

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

60

 

 

58,950

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

190,400

 

Liberty Global, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/16 (c)

 

 

60

 

 

103,950

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

139,050

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

112,875

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

230,062

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

600

 

 

648,750

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

87,975

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(b)(c)(h)

 

 

414

 

 

4,141

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

310

 

 

311,162

 

10.38%, 9/01/14

 

 

378

 

 

393,592

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

55

 

 

58,850

 

Univision Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/20 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

85,800

 

UPC Germany GmbH, 8.13%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

400

 

 

429,000

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

111,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,078,338

 









Metals & Mining — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

 

110

 

 

117,425

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

40

 

 

41,400

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%,
11/01/15 (b)

 

 

245

 

 

254,187

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (c)

 

 

85

 

 

106,994

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%, 7/15/14 (c)

 

 

70

 

 

93,363

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (b)

 

 

585

 

 

644,962

 

Ryerson, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.66%, 11/01/14 (f)

 

 

60

 

 

57,600

 

12.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

70

 

 

75,250

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.38%, 11/01/12

 

 

50

 

 

53,125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,444,306

 









Multiline Retail — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (j)

 

 

929

 

 

1,074,156

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources Inc., 2.38%, 4/15/15 (c)

 

 

40

 

 

52,250

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

145

 

 

154,063

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

80

 

 

84,500

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

5

 

 

5,600

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

42,500

 

Chaparral Energy Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/21 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

40,700

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/17

 

 

250

 

 

268,125

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

130

 

 

136,500

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

160

 

 

163,200

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (c)

 

 

125

 

 

114,375

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

49,050

 

Concho Resources Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

70

 

 

73,325

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

30

 

 

32,475

 

10.25%, 12/15/15

 

 

170

 

 

179,775

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

335

 

 

369,337

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

63,900

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

30

 

 

33,075

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

60

 

 

60,600

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

119

 

 

132,388

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, 10/15/20

 

 

20

 

 

21,675

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

70

 

 

75,250

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

85

 

 

85,850

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

137,150

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

65



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linn Energy LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

$

50

 

$

55,750

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

100

 

 

106,250

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

45

 

 

46,125

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

320

 

 

348,800

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

40,600

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24

 

 

350

 

 

306,250

 

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

70

 

 

74,900

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

65

 

 

74,750

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

15

 

 

15,900

 

Range Resources Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

25

 

 

27,531

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

45,506

 

United Refining Co., 10.50%, 2/28/18 (b)(e)

 

 

40

 

 

39,600

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,557,625

 









Paper & Forest Products — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (b)(j)

 

 

21

 

 

21,066

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

55

 

 

61,325

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

30

 

 

33,075

 

Catalyst Paper Corp., 7.38%, 3/01/14

 

 

120

 

 

103,800

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

70

 

 

79,975

 

7.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

95

 

 

98,563

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

285

 

 

321,338

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

465

 

 

463,837

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

150

 

 

165,375

 

8.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

41,800

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,390,154

 









Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.06%, 12/01/13 (f)

 

 

165

 

 

138,600

 

Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

20

 

 

20,550

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 10/01/17

 

 

65

 

 

67,275

 

7.00%, 10/01/20

 

 

80

 

 

82,700

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

309,125

 









Professional Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

104,875

 

6.75%, 10/01/20 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

254,875

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/22 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

90,900

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

85

 

 

89,038

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

179,938

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services Inc,, 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

 

55

 

 

56,719

 

Realogy Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17

 

 

130

 

 

138,450

 

7.88%, 2/15/19

 

 

435

 

 

436,631

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

631,800

 









Road & Rail — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

85

 

 

94,988

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

130

 

 

137,963

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

83,600

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

150

 

 

158,812

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

70

 

 

71,400

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

80

 

 

83,600

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

630,363

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linear Technology Corp., Series A, 3.00%, 5/01/27 (c)

 

$

70

 

$

76,213

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

51,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

127,213

 









Specialty Retail — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 3/15/17

 

 

60

 

 

61,500

 

8.38%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

57,750

 

Claire’s Escrow Corp., 8.88%, 3/15/19 (b)(e)

 

 

50

 

 

50,188

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

140

 

 

160,300

 

PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., 9.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

81,000

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

65

 

 

69,550

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

73,762

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

165

 

 

170,362

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

724,412

 









Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russel Metals, Inc., 6.38%, 3/01/14

 

 

125

 

 

126,250

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwire Communications LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 12/01/15

 

 

20

 

 

21,800

 

12.00%, 12/01/17

 

 

25

 

 

27,000

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

95

 

 

104,737

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

270

 

 

285,525

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 1/15/15 (j)

 

 

294

 

 

306,201

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

230

 

 

240,350

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 10/15/20 (b)

 

 

110

 

 

113,025

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.43%, 5/01/13 (f)

 

 

110

 

 

108,625

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

100

 

 

97,375

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

160

 

 

144,200

 

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

43,200

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,492,038

 









Total Corporate Bonds — 97.7%

 

 

 

 

 

45,580,695

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Building Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%,
10/13/17

 

 

25

 

 

25,766

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 7.75%,
6/10/16

 

 

120

 

 

123,225

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

100

 

 

100,857

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 8/24/16

 

 

165

 

 

166,164

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

390,246

 









Construction & Engineering — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 15.63%,
12/14/17

 

 

250

 

 

250,000

 









Consumer Finance — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 7.25%, 4/21/15

 

 

750

 

 

756,675

 









Electric Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Development Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 7.00%,
7/03/17

 

 

23

 

 

23,389

 









Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan, 11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

135

 

 

138,375

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


66

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Health Care Providers & Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

$

95

 

$

93,100

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/22/15

 

 

77

 

 

74,989

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term
Loan B, 6.50%, 7/31/16

 

 

199

 

 

199,871

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

367,960

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B-3, 3.30%,
1/28/15

 

 

75

 

 

69,635

 

Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Loan, 8.31%,
3/27/12 (i)

 

 

347

 

 

309,321

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

378,956

 









Household Durables — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/22/16

 

 

165

 

 

165,000

 

Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%, 12/20/16

 

 

200

 

 

201,285

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

366,285

 









IT Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

29

 

 

27,212

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

67

 

 

63,503

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

177

 

 

167,447

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

258,162

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

 

141

 

 

119,167

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

 

385

 

 

323,497

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

442,664

 









Media — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning),
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

244

 

 

244,847

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 6.01%,
6/12/14

 

 

147

 

 

139,610

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intel Jackson
Holdings Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 3/07/18

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,258,398

 

Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13

 

 

375

 

 

398,672

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,041,527

 









Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euramax International, Inc., Domestic Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

26

 

 

24,880

 

14.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

25

 

 

23,884

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

48,764

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/30/15

 

 

389

 

 

398,811

 









Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, 6.55% – 7.30%,
2/01/13 (j)

 

 

212

 

 

191,135

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 6/28/11

 

 

50

 

 

49,312

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 0.11%,
10/16/16

 

 

21

 

 

19,953

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.56%, 10/16/16

 

 

176

 

 

168,367

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

188,320

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Specialty Retail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.01% – 5.00%,
5/29/14

 

$

29

 

$

28,628

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2 Inc., Initial Loan, 6.88%,
7/30/15

 

 

259

 

 

267,892

 









Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 14.2%

 

 

 

 

 

6,612,867

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 









Auto Components — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B
Membership Interests

 

 

(l)

 

918,325

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

5

 

 

477

 









Total Other Interests — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

918,802

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 









Automobiles — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75%

 

 

7,140

 

 

363,283

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)

 

 

5,410

 

 

 









Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nielsen Holdings NV, 6.25% (a)(c)

 

 

750

 

 

41,391

 









Total Preferred Stocks — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

404,674

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEON Communications, Inc. (Expires 12/02/12)

 

 

53,622

 

 

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
(Expires 3/26/19) (b)

 

 

6,182

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

61

 

 

1

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 









Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $50,434,626) — 115.2%

 

 

 

 

 

53,751,262

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (n)(o)

 

 

1,590,898

 

 

1,590,898

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,590,898) — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,590,898

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.





 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

67



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price $942.86,
Expires 12/01/19, Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

3

 

 

 









Total Options Purchased (Cost — $2,933) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 









Total Investments (Cost — $52,028,457*) — 118.6%

 

 

 

 

 

55,342,160

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (18.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(8,696,075

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

46,646,085

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 






*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

52,087,055

 

 

 

 




 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,792,332

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(537,227

)

 

 

 




 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,255,105

 

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Convertible security.

 

 

(d)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(e)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Bank of America NA

 

$

20,350

 

$

217

 

Credit Suisse International

 

$

89,788

 

$

1,210

 

Sterne Agee

 

$

10,175

 

$

108

 










 

 

(f)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(h)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(i)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(j)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(l)

Amount is less than $1,000.

 

 

(m)

Warrants entitle the Trust to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(n)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
at August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 











BlackRock Liquidity Funds,
TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

1,573,222

 

 

17,676

 

 

1,590,898

 

$

1,627

 
















 

 

(o)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 













Harrah’s Operating
Co., Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

225

 

$

(31,390

)

K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

125

 

 

(19,855

)

Republic of
Hungary

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

50

 

 

(906

)

Israel (State of)

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

3/20/16

 

$

100

 

 

(384

)

The New York
Times Co.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Barclays
Bank Plc

 

 

12/20/16

 

$

225

 

 

(4,344

)


















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(56,879

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Expiration
Date

 

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 


D.R.
Horton, Inc.

 

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

 

12/20/15

 

 

BB–

 

$

50

 

$

1,538

 

M.D.C.
Holdings, Inc.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

12/20/15

 

 

BBB–

 

$

55

 

 

528

 

M.D.C.
Holdings, Inc.

 

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

 

12/20/15

 

 

BBB–

 

$

55

 

 

298

 

Realogy Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

 

12/20/15

 

 

CC

 

$

75

 

 

5,418

 

Realogy Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

 

12/20/15

 

 

CC

 

$

50

 

 

1,594

 

Chesapeake
Energy Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
International

 

 

3/20/16

 

 

BB

 

$

50

 

 

937

 

Chesapeake
Energy Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

 

3/20/16

 

 

BB

 

$

75

 

 

834

 

Chesapeake
Energy Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

 

3/20/16

 

 

BB

 

$

50

 

 

937

 

Realogy Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

 

3/20/16

 

 

CC

 

$

25

 

 

105

 





















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Using Standard and Poor’s rating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — sold protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Index

 

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Expiration
Date

 

 

Credit
Rating3

 

Notional
Amount
(000)4

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 



















Dow Jones
CDX North
America High
Yield Index
Series 9

 

 

0.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

12/20/12

 

 

CCC

 

$

68

 

$

(2,649

)






















 

 

 

 

3

Using Standard and Poor’s rating of the underlying securities.

 

 

 

 

4

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 



68

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Valuation Inputs

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

157,741

 

$

8,602

 

$

67,880

 

$

234,223

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

44,371,549

 

 

1,209,146

 

 

45,580,695

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

5,198,565

 

 

1,414,302

 

 

6,612,867

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

918,325

 

 

477

 

 

918,802

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

363,283

 

 

41,391

 

 

 

 

404,674

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

1,590,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,590,898

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,182

)

 

(2,182

)

 

 













Total

 

$

2,111,922

 

$

50,538,432

 

$

2,689,624

 

$

55,339,978

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1




Valuation Inputs

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 




Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

12,189

 

 

 

$

12,189

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(59,528

)

 

 

 

(59,528

)

 

 













Total

 

 

 

$

(47,339

)

 

 

$

(47,339

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and options. Swaps are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.


The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments
(Liabilities)

 

Total

 



























Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

86,010

 

$

1,514,877

 

$

1,544,738

 

$

953

 

$

85,806

 

$

1

 

$

(4,001

)

$

3,228,384

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

63,747

 

 

125,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

189,654

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(428,771

)

 

(1,560,455

)

 

8,662

 

 

 

 

170,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,809,600

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

488,794

 

 

1,166,750

 

 

(619,990

)

 

(476

)

 

(17,420

)

 

 

 

1,819

 

 

1,019,477

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

534,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

634,789

 

Sales

 

 

(78,153

)

 

(59,560

)

 

(40,194

)

 

 

 

(239,350

)

 

 

 

 

 

(417,257

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,628

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

(16,213

)

 

(168,238

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(184,451

)

 

 

























Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

67,880

 

$

1,209,146

 

$

1,414,302

 

$

477

 

 

 

$

1

 

$

(2,182

)

$

2,689,624

 

 

 


























 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at February 28, 2011 was $1,018,628.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









321 Henderson Receivables I LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-1A, Class B, 9.31%, 7/15/61

 

USD

1,150

 

$

1,218,578

 

Series 2010-3A, Class A, 3.82%, 12/15/48

 

 

872

 

 

843,744

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series
2004-R11, Class A1, 0.56%, 11/25/34 (b)

 

 

733

 

 

674,781

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series
2006-A5, Class A5, 0.33%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

350

 

 

347,911

 

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2010-1,
Class B, 3.63%, 10/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,970

 

 

1,968,924

 

Globaldrive BV, Series 2008-2, Class A, 4.00%,
10/20/16

 

EUR

563

 

 

785,610

 

Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 2007-2, Class 2A1,
0.37%, 7/25/37 (b)

 

USD

259

 

 

251,786

 

Maryland Insurance Backed Securities Trust, Series
2006-1A, Class A, 5.55%, 12/10/65

 

 

2,500

 

 

1,675,000

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-3, Class A4,
4.61%, 11/25/24 (b)

 

 

650

 

 

674,809

 

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A4,
0.42%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

460

 

 

447,017

 

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-5 (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A3, 1.60%, 1/25/18

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,202,450

 

Class A4, 2.00%, 7/25/23

 

 

3,690

 

 

3,859,170

 

Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-WO, Class C, 3.19%, 10/15/15 (a)

 

 

575

 

 

573,965

 

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-2, Class B, 2.24%, 12/15/14

 

 

870

 

 

872,540

 

Series 2010-2, Class C, 3.89%, 7/17/17

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,050,398

 

Series 2010-B, Class B, 2.10%, 9/15/14 (a)

 

 

700

 

 

701,209

 

Series 2010-B, Class C, 3.02%, 10/17/16 (a)

 

 

735

 

 

735,704

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.48%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

597

 

 

596,574

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.10%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

610

 

 

610,000

 

Small Business Administration Participation
Certificates, Series 1996-20K, Class 1, 6.95%,
11/01/16

 

 

310

 

 

330,824

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,420,994

 









Interest Only — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note,
2.08%, 3/30/30 (a)

 

 

4,772

 

 

307,284

 

Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 1, 2.36%, 4/15/29

 

 

7

 

 

512,668

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

819,952

 









Total Asset-Backed Securities — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

20,240,946

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (c)

 

 

152

 

 

532

 









Total Common Stocks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

532

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 









Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Technologies Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 5/01/15

 

USD

1,250

 

 

1,379,085

 

6.13%, 7/15/38

 

 

750

 

 

839,523

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,218,608

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 


Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 









Airlines — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%,
7/12/20

 

USD

700

 

$

698,250

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

786

 

 

877,979

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,576,229

 









Auto Components — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BorgWarner, Inc., 4.63%, 9/15/20

 

 

265

 

 

266,315

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,035,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,301,315

 









Beverages — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 7.75%,
1/15/19 (a)(d)

 

 

3,050

 

 

3,781,201

 









Capital Markets — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDP Financial, Inc. (a)(d)(e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 11/25/14

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,986,266

 

5.60%, 11/25/39

 

 

2,955

 

 

3,062,515

 

Credit Suisse, Inc. (USA):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 11/15/11

 

 

700

 

 

727,259

 

7.13%, 7/15/32

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,188,026

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.60%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,050,984

 

3.70%, 8/01/15

 

 

800

 

 

811,063

 

5.38%, 3/15/20

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,767,161

 

6.00%, 6/15/20

 

 

860

 

 

922,081

 

6.25%, 2/01/41

 

 

340

 

 

346,004

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.50%,
7/19/17 (c)(f)

 

 

225

 

 

22

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.81%, 5/14/13 (b)

 

 

1,880

 

 

1,945,366

 

4.20%, 11/20/14

 

 

680

 

 

706,005

 

4.00%, 7/24/15

 

 

400

 

 

409,540

 

6.25%, 8/28/17

 

 

900

 

 

983,032

 

5.63%, 9/23/19 (d)

 

 

760

 

 

780,714

 

Nomura Holdings, Inc., 4.13%, 1/19/16

 

 

389

 

 

387,269

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

17,073,307

 









Chemicals — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

280

 

 

275,100

 

CF Industries, Inc., 7.13%, 5/01/20

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,964,375

 

The Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/20

 

 

185

 

 

178,283

 

Nalco Co., 6.63%, 1/15/19 (a)

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,033,750

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,451,508

 









Commercial Banks — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas Home Loan Covered Bonds SA, 2.20%,
11/02/15 (a)

 

 

3,125

 

 

2,996,316

 

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.65%, 10/29/15 (a)

 

 

4,775

 

 

4,585,584

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

110

 

 

110,963

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

1,790

 

 

1,803,425

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2.75%,
1/27/16 (a)

 

 

1,485

 

 

1,483,895

 

DEPFA ACS Bank, 5.13%, 3/16/37 (a)

 

 

4,150

 

 

2,721,765

 

Discover Bank, 8.70%, 11/18/19

 

 

1,045

 

 

1,257,230

 

DnB NOR Boligkreditt, 2.10%, 10/14/15 (a)

 

 

4,005

 

 

3,844,888

 

Eksportfinans ASA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 9/15/15 (d)

 

 

2,440

 

 

2,379,195

 

5.50%, 6/26/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,119,819

 

HSBC Holdings Plc, 6.50%, 5/02/36 (d)

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,319,679

 

Royal Bank of Canada, 3.13%, 4/14/15 (a)

 

 

3,855

 

 

3,952,219

 

Sparebanken 1 Boligkreditt, 1.25%, 10/25/13 (a)

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,560,209

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

29,135,187

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 



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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 








Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)

 

USD

250

 

$

256,875

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (a)

 

 

1,320

 

 

1,405,800

 

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.63%, 6/15/20

 

 

169

 

 

177,152

 

West Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

770

 

 

816,200

 

7.88%, 1/15/19

 

 

255

 

 

261,694

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,917,721

 









Construction Materials — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inversiones CMPC SA, 4.75%, 1/19/18 (a)

 

 

220

 

 

211,666

 

Nortek, Inc., 10.00%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,547,875

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,759,541

 









Consumer Finance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05%, 1/13/12 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

121,223

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

380

 

 

405,249

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

380

 

 

404,160

 

SLM Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 1/25/16

 

 

651

 

 

667,275

 

Series A, 0.59%, 1/27/14 (b)

 

 

600

 

 

566,429

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,164,336

 









Containers & Packaging — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (a)

 

EUR

425

 

 

605,539

 

Ball Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 9/01/16

 

USD

275

 

 

301,125

 

7.38%, 9/01/19

 

 

275

 

 

299,063

 

Berry Plastics Corp., 9.75%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

1,965

 

 

1,969,912

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.38%,
5/15/16

 

 

1,435

 

 

1,564,150

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

 

255

 

 

256,913

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,996,702

 









Diversified Financial Services — 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,241,625

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (a)

 

 

240

 

 

250,500

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

560

 

 

630,700

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

320

 

 

366,400

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 6/01/19

 

 

500

 

 

584,588

 

5.63%, 7/01/20 (d)

 

 

1,055

 

 

1,097,417

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 5/19/15

 

 

380

 

 

401,101

 

5.38%, 8/09/20

 

 

495

 

 

513,158

 

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/08/20 (d)

 

 

2,150

 

 

2,294,854

 

5.30%, 2/11/21

 

 

365

 

 

374,973

 

6.75%, 3/15/32 (d)

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,343,668

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.60%, 1/15/16

 

 

685

 

 

663,893

 

6.30%, 4/23/19

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,546,007

 

4.25%, 10/15/20

 

 

195

 

 

188,013

 

Novus USA Trust, 1.56%, 11/18/11 (a)(b)

 

 

850

 

 

849,683

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/16 (a)

 

 

890

 

 

947,850

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/15/16

 

EUR

550

 

 

804,511

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

2,111

 

 

2,163,775

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

515

 

 

516,288

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,779,004

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc., 6.55%, 2/15/39 (e)

 

USD

3,525

 

$

3,756,141

 

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 8.30%,
12/15/95 (g)

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,184,599

 

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.25%, 4/15/17 (a)

 

 

383

 

 

423,215

 

GCI, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/19

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,100,000

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

15

 

 

15,225

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

10

 

 

10,150

 

Qwest Corp., 8.38%, 5/01/16

 

 

170

 

 

202,937

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.95%, 9/30/14 (d)

 

 

4,375

 

 

4,495,308

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.05%, 6/20/36

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,076,220

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 11/01/18

 

 

720

 

 

929,143

 

6.40%, 2/15/38 (e)

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,246,672

 

8.95%, 3/01/39

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,568,473

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/32

 

 

575

 

 

706,935

 

Verizon Maryland, Inc., Series A, 6.13%, 3/01/12 (d)

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,424,266

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

50

 

 

55,063

 

8.63%, 8/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

105,750

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

50

 

 

54,313

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,354,410

 









Electric Utilities — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Power Co., 6.00%, 3/01/39

 

 

550

 

 

599,041

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

 

325

 

 

351,885

 

6.00%, 1/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

921,812

 

EDF SA, 5.60%, 1/27/40 (a)

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,446,916

 

E.ON International Finance BV, 6.65%,
4/30/38 (a)(d)

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,871,431

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.16%, 7/05/26

 

 

135

 

 

133,937

 

Florida Power & Light Co., 4.95%, 6/01/35

 

 

575

 

 

558,358

 

Florida Power Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.35%, 9/15/37 (d)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,631,920

 

6.40%, 6/15/38

 

 

340

 

 

386,620

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

650

 

 

722,558

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado, 6.25%, 9/01/37 (d)

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,537,765

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/01/36

 

 

675

 

 

705,110

 

Series 05-E, 5.35%, 7/15/35

 

 

150

 

 

151,009

 

Series 08-A, 5.95%, 2/01/38

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,201,831

 

The Toledo Edison Co., 6.15%, 5/15/37

 

 

350

 

 

361,561

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

12,581,754

 









Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (a)

 

 

335

 

 

343,375

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

 

600

 

 

615,000

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (a)

 

 

875

 

 

905,625

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.63%, 11/15/20 (a)

 

 

235

 

 

242,637

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,106,637

 









Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BI-LO LLC, 9.25%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

430

 

 

447,200

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/37

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,278,953

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

946,173

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,672,326

 









Food Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

330

 

 

333,300

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

335

 

 

361,381

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., 7.00%, 8/11/37

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,897,202

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,591,883

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 




 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

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71



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14

 

USD

900

 

$

986,625

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

360

 

 

375,300

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

600

 

 

861,089

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

630

 

 

672,525

 

HCA, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,904,000

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,320,000

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

280

 

 

329,000

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,308,125

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,770,039

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.13%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

 

835

 

 

876,750

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10.00%,
12/15/18

 

 

4,710

 

 

4,427,400

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/16 (a)

 

 

445

 

 

463,912

 

McDonald’s Corp., 5.70%, 2/01/39

 

 

850

 

 

914,810

 

Palace Entertainment Holding LLC, 8.88%,
4/15/17 (a)

 

 

160

 

 

163,200

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,846,072

 









Household Durables — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 9.13%, 5/15/19 (a)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,062,500

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,175,000

 

8.38%, 5/15/18 (a)

 

 

655

 

 

694,300

 

8.38%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,118,300

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,050,100

 









Household Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimberly-Clark, Corp., 6.63%, 8/01/37

 

 

975

 

 

1,173,263

 









IT Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,095,000

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

 

674

 

 

670,630

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

520

 

 

544,700

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

270

 

 

267,637

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (a)(h)

 

 

867

 

 

806,208

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.63%, 11/15/20 (a)

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,135,750

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,519,925

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,722,356

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

3,600

 

 

3,748,500

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,470,856

 









Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

760

 

 

824,600

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (h)

 

 

927

 

 

1,027,185

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,851,785

 









Insurance — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

499

 

 

531,435

 

Chubb Corp., 6.00%, 5/11/37 (d)

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,518,605

 

Manulife Financial Corp., 3.40%, 9/17/15

 

 

780

 

 

772,868

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 1/11/13 (d)

 

 

2,550

 

 

2,598,305

 

5.13%, 6/10/14

 

 

775

 

 

841,489

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 9/17/15 (d)

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,306,046

 

5.70%, 12/14/36

 

 

950

 

 

946,092

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Insurance (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of
America, 6.85%, 12/16/39 (a)

 

USD

505

 

$

581,081

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,095,921

 









Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Technologies Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

145

 

 

146,784

 









Machinery — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

340

 

 

302,600

 

Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

760

 

 

841,700

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,144,300

 









Marine — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nakilat, Inc., Series A, 6.07%, 12/31/33 (a)(d)

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,105,500

 









Media — 7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,441,037

 

CBS Corp., 8.88%, 5/15/19

 

 

505

 

 

636,815

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

2,265

 

 

2,742,998

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.44%, 5/15/14

 

 

55

 

 

38,771

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%,
1/15/15 (a)

 

 

1,870

 

 

1,940,125

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

350

 

 

375,375

 

Clear Channel Communications Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21 (a)

 

 

325

 

 

330,281

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

318

 

 

352,980

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,257

 

 

1,398,412

 

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,
9.46%, 11/15/22

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,727,162

 

Comcast Corp., 6.40%, 3/01/40

 

 

607

 

 

631,621

 

Discovery Communications LLC, 3.70%, 6/01/15

 

 

470

 

 

486,993

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

225

 

 

239,063

 

NBC Universal, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.15%, 4/30/20

 

 

974

 

 

1,004,059

 

4.38%, 4/01/21

 

 

795

 

 

765,150

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16 (a)

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,840,500

 

News America Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.45%, 8/01/34

 

 

2,475

 

 

3,001,259

 

8.15%, 10/17/36

 

 

145

 

 

178,580

 

News America, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

620

 

 

616,210

 

6.15%, 2/15/41

 

 

745

 

 

757,261

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

225

 

 

225,844

 

10.38%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,114,138

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.30%, 7/01/38

 

 

970

 

 

1,092,820

 

5.88%, 11/15/40

 

 

460

 

 

436,787

 

Time Warner, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.70%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,005,127

 

6.10%, 7/15/40

 

 

615

 

 

620,838

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 1/15/18

 

 

330

 

 

361,350

 

7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

792

 

 

1,387,296

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

27,748,852

 









Metals & Mining — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 4.80%, 10/01/20

 

USD

240

 

 

237,630

 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.75%,
11/04/20 (a)

 

 

259

 

 

243,763

 

Falconbridge Ltd., 6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,579,216

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (a)

 

 

4,365

 

 

4,812,413

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,873,022

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


72

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Multi-Utilities — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.00%, 11/30/17

 

USD

1,135

 

$

1,279,613

 









Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (h)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,734,375

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,062,500

 

BP Capital Markets Plc, 3.13%, 3/10/12 (d)

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,538,959

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

160

 

 

169,000

 

Burlington Resources Finance Co., 7.40%,
12/01/31

 

 

950

 

 

1,126,757

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 2/15/37

 

 

430

 

 

476,922

 

6.25%, 3/15/38

 

 

500

 

 

540,579

 

6.75%, 2/01/39

 

 

950

 

 

1,088,479

 

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/39

 

 

565

 

 

643,013

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/21 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

325,600

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,233,750

 

Conoco Funding Co., 7.25%, 10/15/31

 

 

150

 

 

184,674

 

ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co., 5.95%,
10/15/36

 

 

150

 

 

160,064

 

Consol Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 4/01/17

 

 

1,139

 

 

1,235,815

 

8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

861

 

 

949,252

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,112,500

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

450

 

 

454,500

 

Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32

 

 

650

 

 

845,461

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

70

 

 

75,295

 

6.63%, 8/15/37

 

 

775

 

 

855,297

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 12/15/17 (a)

 

 

575

 

 

618,125

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 2/01/13

 

 

710

 

 

764,502

 

6.13%, 10/15/39

 

 

700

 

 

701,354

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 3/01/41 (a)

 

 

434

 

 

439,682

 

MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.80%, 10/15/36

 

 

800

 

 

832,710

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

950

 

 

984,653

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

2,115

 

 

2,351,191

 

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,305,400

 

Petrobras International Finance Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88%, 1/27/16

 

 

1,780

 

 

1,797,294

 

5.88%, 3/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

85,137

 

5.75%, 1/20/20

 

 

1,760

 

 

1,826,260

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 3.90%, 4/15/15 (a)

 

 

680

 

 

676,399

 

Valero Energy Corp., 6.63%, 6/15/37

 

 

669

 

 

683,643

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

27,144,767

 









Paper & Forest Products — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwater Paper Corp., 7.13%, 11/01/18 (a)

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,037,500

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,860,375

 

International Paper Co., 7.30%, 11/15/39

 

 

610

 

 

715,043

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

1,840

 

 

1,835,400

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,448,318

 









Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/38 (d)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,709,451

 

Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/18 (a)

 

 

175

 

 

179,813

 

Merck & Co., Inc., 6.55%, 9/15/37 (d)

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,479,217

 

Roche Holdings, Inc., 7.00%, 3/01/39 (a)

 

 

900

 

 

1,112,730

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance LLC, 6.15%, 2/01/36

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,625,449

 

Wyeth, 5.95%, 4/01/37

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,918,482

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

8,025,142

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Professional Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/16

 

USD

125

 

$

131,094

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimco Realty Corp., 6.88%, 10/01/19

 

 

420

 

 

490,202

 









Road & Rail — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,061,250

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%,
5/01/40 (e)

 

 

940

 

 

979,469

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.38%, 10/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,037,517

 

The Hertz Corp., 7.38%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,745,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,823,386

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (a)

 

 

390

 

 

397,800

 









Software — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oracle Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/40 (a)

 

 

885

 

 

862,622

 









Specialty Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Escrow Corp., 8.88%, 3/15/19 (a)(i)

 

 

415

 

 

416,556

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

405

 

 

407,025

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

823,581

 









Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achmea Hypotheekbank NV, 3.20%, 11/03/14 (a)(d)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,368,848

 

MGIC Investment Corp., 5.38%, 11/01/15

 

 

840

 

 

791,700

 

The PMI Group, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,115,235

 

Radian Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,400,000

 

5.38%, 6/15/15

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,270,500

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,946,283

 









Tobacco — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc., 4.50%, 3/26/20

 

 

650

 

 

670,994

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwire Communications LLC, 12.00%,
12/01/15 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

348,800

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

35

 

 

38,588

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

1,605

 

 

1,697,287

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (a)

 

 

1,595

 

 

1,732,226

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,872,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

150

 

 

156,750

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 10/15/20 (a)

 

 

980

 

 

1,006,950

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

850

 

 

897,812

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

840

 

 

817,950

 

Rogers Communications, Inc., 7.50%, 8/15/38

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,457,114

 

SBA Tower Trust, 4.25%, 4/15/40 (a)

 

 

950

 

 

992,928

 

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

620

 

 

558,775

 

8.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

350

 

 

364,000

 

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 1/15/19 (a)

 

 

160

 

 

172,800

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 4.15%, 6/10/14 (d)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,647,710

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,761,690

 









Total Corporate Bonds — 77.5%

 

 

 

 

 

280,784,580

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.60%,
9/20/40

 

EUR

160

 

$

122,363

 

Italy Government International Bond, 5.38%,
6/15/33

 

USD

470

 

 

466,041

 

Japan Finance Corp., 2.00%, 6/24/11

 

 

880

 

 

884,653

 

Japan Finance Organization for Municipal
Enterprises, 4.00%, 1/13/21

 

 

500

 

 

494,995

 

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 1.38%, 7/15/13

 

 

655

 

 

659,685

 

Mexico Government International Bond, 5.63%,
1/15/17

 

 

370

 

 

407,925

 

United Mexican States, Series A, 5.13%, 1/15/20

 

 

215

 

 

225,212

 









Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

3,260,874

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-7,
Class 4A1, 5.40%, 10/25/35 (b)

 

 

1,013

 

 

944,577

 

Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-2,
Class 1A2, 6.00%, 3/25/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

766,422

 

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 2005-A1,
Class 1A1, 5.40%, 12/25/35 (b)

 

 

972

 

 

937,430

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 40,
Class R, 580.50%, 4/01/18

 

 

(j)

 

67

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A15, 5.50%,
12/25/35

 

 

1,682

 

 

1,506,471

 

Series 2006-0A21, Class A1, 0.45%,
3/20/47 (b)

 

 

932

 

 

557,840

 

Series 2006-41CB, Class 1A4, 5.75%,
1/25/37

 

 

800

 

 

618,562

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage
Pass-Through Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-0A5, Class 2A1, 0.46%,
4/25/46 (b)

 

 

375

 

 

231,940

 

Series 2007-10, Class A22, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

771

 

 

646,481

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 5.25%, 7/25/36

 

 

1,745

 

 

1,582,889

 

Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 4.58%,
7/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,555,676

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 1A1, 5.69%,
5/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

900

 

 

801,563

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 2A1, 5.17%,
5/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

1,160

 

 

1,055,600

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 2A1, 6.25%, 9/25/37

 

 

900

 

 

801,563

 

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust,
Series 2006-0A1, Class A1, 0.46%, 2/25/47 (b)

 

 

293

 

 

193,331

 

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3,
Class 5A1, 5.14%, 6/19/35 (b)

 

 

1,564

 

 

1,547,745

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-AR4, Class 6A1, 5.25%, 7/25/35

 

 

2,715

 

 

2,644,912

 

Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1, 2.81%, 1/25/36

 

 

751

 

 

645,715

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-8,
Class 1A2A, 0.59%, 9/19/35 (b)

 

 

99

 

 

70,433

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A1,
0.44%, 12/25/36 (b)

 

 

737

 

 

573,870

 

IndyMac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-A1,
Class A4, 6.00%, 8/25/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

964,887

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-S1,
Class 2A22, 5.75%, 3/25/37

 

 

651

 

 

560,013

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series
2006-A3, Class 3A1, 3.78%, 5/25/36 (b)

 

 

772

 

 

589,746

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC, Series
2003-RM2, Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

USD

2,739

 

$

2,976,030

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-0A4, Class 1A, 1.10%, 5/25/47 (b)

 

 

419

 

 

295,653

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-3, Class A9, 5.50%, 3/25/36

 

 

495

 

 

502,399

 

Series 2006-AR4, Class 2A4, 5.66%,
4/25/36 (b)

 

 

300

 

 

289,338

 

Series 2007-10, Class 1A21, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

239

 

 

237,403

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

24,098,556

 









Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 15.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-4, Class A4, 5.63%, 7/10/46

 

 

420

 

 

456,014

 

Series 2006-4, Class AM, 5.68%, 7/10/46

 

 

250

 

 

262,516

 

Series 2007-1, Class A4, 5.45%, 1/15/49

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,619,758

 

Series 2007-2, Class A4, 5.69%, 4/10/49 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

804,771

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2007-PW17, Class A4, 5.69%, 6/11/50 (b)

 

 

870

 

 

941,924

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2002-CP5, Class A2, 4.94%, 12/15/35

 

 

2,970

 

 

3,107,716

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series
2008-C7, Class A4, 6.10%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

 

2,020

 

 

2,219,230

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2008-LS1,
Class A4B, 6.01%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

 

1,515

 

 

1,655,382

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2004-LB3A, Class A3, 5.09%, 7/10/37 (b)

 

 

990

 

 

995,673

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C3, Class AM, 5.83%, 6/15/38

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,054,967

 

Series 2010-RR2, Class 2A, 5.80%,
9/15/39 (a)

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,098,384

 

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2010-ESHA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A, 2.95%, 11/05/27

 

 

2,534

 

 

2,513,513

 

Class C, 4.86%, 11/05/27

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,042,587

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers-Bank of America,
Series 1998-C2, Class D, 6.78%, 11/18/35

 

 

2,630

 

 

2,726,039

 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series
2002-1A, Class A3, 6.27%, 12/10/35

 

 

2,228

 

 

2,308,132

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2002-C3, Class A2, 4.93%, 7/10/39

 

 

2,580

 

 

2,696,233

 

Series 2004-C3, Class A4, 4.55%, 12/10/41

 

 

2,475

 

 

2,503,560

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2010-C2,
Class C, 5.23%, 12/10/43 (a)(b)

 

 

900

 

 

908,863

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C1, Class A3, 5.86%, 10/12/35

 

 

1,712

 

 

1,728,184

 

Series 2004-CBX, Class A4, 4.53%, 1/12/37

 

 

2,380

 

 

2,412,230

 

Series 2006-CB14, Class AM, 5.45%,
12/12/44 (b)

 

 

330

 

 

343,812

 

Series 2006-CB16, Class AJ, 5.62%, 5/12/45

 

 

720

 

 

702,101

 

Series 2007-CB19, Class A4, 5.74%,
2/12/49 (b)

 

 

645

 

 

694,704

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-C4, Class A3, 5.11%, 6/15/29

 

 

2,040

 

 

2,120,142

 

Series 2007-C6, Class A4, 5.86%, 7/15/40

 

 

825

 

 

890,786

 

Series 2007-C7, Class A3, 5.87%, 9/15/45

 

 

700

 

 

755,432

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-BPC1,
Class A3, 4.47%, 10/12/41 (b)

 

 

4,280

 

 

4,334,388

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-T17,
Class A4, 4.52%, 12/13/41

 

 

2,663

 

 

2,701,093

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-C21, Class A3, 5.20%,
10/15/44 (b)

 

 

161

 

 

164,439

 

Series 2006-C28, Class A2, 5.50%, 10/15/48

 

 

7,374

 

 

7,475,237

 

Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 5.90%, 2/15/51 (b)

 

 

2,035

 

 

2,198,179

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

55,435,989

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 42,
Class R, 6,000.00%, 10/01/14

 

USD

(j)

$

226

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 1998-5,
Class IO, 0.97%, 6/19/27 (a)(b)

 

 

2,585

 

 

67,864

 

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,
Series 2000-1, Class IO, 0.49%, 3/25/22 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

1,605

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

69,695

 









Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 1997-HF1, Class X,
3.44%, 7/15/29 (a)(b)

 

 

7

 

 

2

 









Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 22.0%

 

 

 

 

 

79,604,242

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Other Interests (k)

 

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

2

 

 

191

 









Total Other Interests — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

191

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 









Insurance — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/67 (b)

 

 

2,150

 

 

2,206,437

 

Lincoln National Corp., 6.05%, 4/20/67 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

717,225

 









Total Capital Trusts — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

2,923,662

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)(c)

 

 

12,873

 

 

 









Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, 8.25% (c)

 

 

10,000

 

 

19,500

 

Fannie Mae, Series O, 0.00% (c)

 

 

40,000

 

 

128,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z, 8.38% (c)

 

 

94,539

 

 

183,406

 









Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

330,906

 









Total Preferred Securities — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

3,254,568

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 


City of Chicago Illinois, RB, Build America Bonds,
6.40%, 1/01/40

 

USD

250

 

 

240,293

 

East Bay Municipal Utility District, RB, Build
America Bonds, 5.87%, 6/01/40

 

 

950

 

 

953,078

 

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank,
RB, Build America Bonds, 6.12%, 1/15/40

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,291,651

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

Value

 









Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds, 7.34%, 11/15/39

 

USD

670

 

$

764,470

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build America Bonds, 5.72%, 6/15/42

 

 

690

 

 

676,545

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.38%,
6/15/43

 

 

385

 

 

390,386

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.50%,
6/15/43

 

 

465

 

 

477,722

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 3/15/39

 

 

550

 

 

540,447

 

5.60%, 3/15/40

 

 

950

 

 

896,762

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB,
Consolidated, 159th Series, 6.04%, 12/01/29

 

 

395

 

 

403,892

 

State of California, GO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build America Bonds, 7.30%, 10/01/39

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,157,343

 

Build America Bonds, 7.35%, 11/01/39

 

 

540

 

 

571,509

 

Build America Bonds, Various Purpose, 7.50%,
4/01/34

 

 

360

 

 

389,113

 

Various Purpose, Series 3, 5.45%, 4/01/15

 

 

2,475

 

 

2,613,897

 

University of California, RB, Build America Bonds,
5.95%, 5/15/45

 

 

440

 

 

407,158

 









Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

11,774,266

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Agency Obligations — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.45%, 10/09/19 (l)

 

 

6,125

 

 

4,086,288

 

5.63%, 7/15/37 (e)

 

 

825

 

 

921,670

 

Federal Home Loan Banks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/09/22

 

 

700

 

 

772,998

 

5.37%, 9/09/24 (m)

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,219,854

 

Federal Housing Administration, Merrill Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 29, 7.43%, 10/01/20

 

 

42

 

 

41,978

 

Series 42, 7.43%, 9/25/22

 

 

41

 

 

40,990

 

Federal Housing Administration, Westmore
Project, 7.25%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,372

 

 

1,372,348

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 8.57%, 4/15/30 (l)

 

 

6,055

 

 

2,429,781

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 5.25%, 9/15/39 (d)

 

 

2,405

 

 

2,518,752

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,404,659

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1991-46, Class S, 1,402.63%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

2,783

 

Series 1991-87, Class S, 25.94%, 8/25/21 (b)

 

 

28

 

 

41,939

 

Series 2005-5, Class PK, 5.00%, 12/25/34

 

 

1,107

 

 

1,178,750

 

Series G-7, Class S, 116.20%, 3/25/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

1,780

 

Series G-17, Class S, 580.11%, 6/25/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

2,546

 

Series G-33, Class PV, 1,078.42%, 10/25/21

 

 

(j)

 

3,219

 

Series G-49, Class S, 5.55%, 12/25/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

1,092

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 19, Class R, 9,757.35%, 3/15/20 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

741

 

Series 75, Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21

 

 

(j)

 

1

 

Series 75, Class RS, 22.67%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

1

 

Series 173, Class R, 9.00%, 11/15/21

 

 

(j)

 

7

 

Series 173, Class RS, 9.19%, 11/15/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

7

 

Series 1057, Class J, 1,008.00%, 3/15/21

 

 

(j)

 

1,163

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,234,029

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 









Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Guaranteed — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 9/28/12 (d)

 

USD

1,850

 

$

1,891,092

 

2.13%, 12/21/12

 

 

525

 

 

538,214

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,429,306

 









Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 7, Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17

 

 

2

 

 

378

 

Series 89, Class 2, 8.00%, 10/01/18

 

 

4

 

 

580

 

Series 94, Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21

 

 

2

 

 

350

 

Series 1990-123, Class M, 1,009.50%, 10/25/20

 

 

(j)

 

279

 

Series 1990-136, Class S, 19.80%, 11/25/20 (b)

 

 

6

 

 

9,391

 

Series 1991-38, Class N, 1,008.50%, 4/25/21

 

 

(j)

 

1

 

Series 1991-99, Class L, 930.00%, 8/25/21

 

 

(j)

 

1,327

 

Series 1991-139, Class PT, 648.30%, 10/25/21

 

 

(j)

 

1,241

 

Series 1997-50, Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

6,560

 

Series G-10, Class S, 575.40%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

5,457

 

Series G-12, Class S, 608.10%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

4,256

 

Series G92-5, Class H, 9.00%, 1/25/22

 

 

37

 

 

5,553

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 176, Class M, 1,010.00%, 7/15/21

 

 

(j)

 

362

 

Series 200, Class R, 98,522.80%, 12/15/22 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

7

 

Series 1043, Class H, 21.94%, 2/15/21 (b)

 

 

4

 

 

8,703

 

Series 1054, Class I, 435.30%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

639

 

Series 1056, Class KD, 1,084.50%, 3/15/21

 

 

(j)

 

750

 

Series 1148, Class E, 592.50%, 10/15/21 (b)

 

 

(j)

 

2,593

 

Series 1254, Class Z, 8.50%, 4/15/22

 

 

76

 

 

16,167

 

Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32

 

 

2,405

 

 

317,147

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

381,741

 









Mortgage-Backed Securities — 58.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities (n):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/15/41

 

 

46,700

 

 

46,209,553

 

4.50%, 3/15/41

 

 

38,100

 

 

38,851,279

 

5.00%, 2/15/41 – 4/15/41

 

 

52,100

 

 

54,509,738

 

5.50%, 12/01/13 – 4/15/41

 

 

40,004

 

 

42,731,945

 

6.00%, 3/01/16 – 3/15/41

 

 

26,106

 

 

28,404,082

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.50%,
3/15/41 (n)

 

 

100

 

 

101,828

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 8.00%,
4/15/24 – 6/15/25

 

 

20

 

 

24,043

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

210,832,468

 









Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 203, Class 1, 2/01/23

 

 

11

 

 

9,463

 

Series 228, Class 1, 6/01/23

 

 

7

 

 

6,332

 

Series 1993-51, Class E, 2/25/23

 

 

35

 

 

31,264

 

Series 1993-70, Class A, 5/25/23

 

 

5

 

 

4,701

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities,
Series 1739, Class B, 2/15/24

 

 

24

 

 

23,342

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

75,102

 









Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 62.9%

 

 

 

 

 

228,357,305

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 








U.S. Treasury Bonds (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/15/21

 

USD

1,550

 

$

2,189,617

 

8.00%, 11/15/21

 

 

7,065

 

 

9,916,392

 

6.25%, 8/15/23

 

 

4,990

 

 

6,227,365

 

3.50%, 2/15/39

 

 

2,865

 

 

2,409,287

 

4.38%, 5/15/40

 

 

8,225

 

 

8,063,050

 

3.88%, 8/15/40

 

 

1,335

 

 

1,198,579

 

4.25%, 11/15/40

 

 

12,900

 

 

12,373,925

 

4.75%, 2/15/41

 

 

4,855

 

 

5,062,852

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.63%, 1/31/13 (d)

 

 

9,700

 

 

9,695,072

 

0.50%, 10/15/13 (d)

 

 

2,745

 

 

2,710,687

 

1.25%, 2/15/14 (d)

 

 

1,855

 

 

1,859,638

 

2.00%, 1/31/16 (d)

 

 

8,495

 

 

8,454,513

 

2.63%, 1/31/18 (d)

 

 

2,595

 

 

2,566,009

 

2.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,038,700

 

2.63%, 11/15/20 (d)

 

 

15,229

 

 

14,248,165

 

3.63%, 2/15/21 (d)

 

 

3,520

 

 

3,582,149

 

4.25%, 5/15/39 (d)

 

 

2,770

 

 

2,665,261

 









Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 26.0%

 

 

 

 

 

94,261,261

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Warrants (o)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
(Expires 3/26/19) (a)

 

 

14,710

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

101

 

 

1

 









Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $706,365,317) — 199.1%

 

 

 

 

 

721,538,766

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (p)(q)

 

 

6,527,500

 

 

6,527,500

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $6,527,500) — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

6,527,500

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 


Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Bond, Strike Price
USD 120.50, Expires 5/20/11

 

 

98

 

 

93,406

 









Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Bond, Strike Price
USD 117.50, Expires 3/25/11

 

 

71

 

 

26,625

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options, Strike Price
USD 98.25, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

265

 

 

175,562

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

202,187

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 







Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.22% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/29/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

USD

4,500

 

$

242,224

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.65% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/05/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

5,600

 

 

96,277

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.01% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/16/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

6,000

 

 

229,883

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.86% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/19/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

10,700

 

 

306,334

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/02/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,000

 

 

21,333

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.12% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/08/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,000

 

 

21,765

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.54% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

6,500

 

 

113,658

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.63% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,100

 

 

63,911

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.99% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/12/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

59,531

 

Receive a fixed rate of 1.76% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9,300

 

 

61,470

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.29% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,100

 

 

104,266

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.33% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,100

 

 

108,757

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.39% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

120,531

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.89% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/09/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,200

 

 

124,617

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.93% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/16/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,700

 

 

146,009

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.70% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

4,700

 

 

111,208

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.30% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

4,000

 

 

57,019

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.46% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,500

 

 

96,396

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.81% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,400

 

 

37,306

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.88% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,600

 

 

45,792

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.20% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

9,300

 

 

661,248

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,829,535

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 







Over-the-Counter Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR Put Option, Strike Price USD 86.00,
Expires 5/20/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

USD

2,915

 

$

10,436

 

JPY Put Option, Strike Price USD 1.32,
Expires 5/19/11, Broker Citibank NA

 

 

12,730

 

 

121,035

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

131,471

 









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.22% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/29/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

4,500

 

 

9,980

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.02% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/05/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

9,100

 

 

46,298

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.01% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/16/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

6,000

 

 

39,250

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.86% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/19/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

10,700

 

 

111,360

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/02/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,000

 

 

358,717

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.12% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/08/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,000

 

 

216,492

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.54% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

6,500

 

 

323,870

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.63% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,100

 

 

139,605

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.99% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/12/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

57,834

 

Pay a fixed rate of 1.76% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9,300

 

 

75,871

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,400

 

 

17,401

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.29% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,100

 

 

54,748

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.33% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,100

 

 

52,458

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.39% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

71,660

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.89% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/09/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,200

 

 

237,206

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.93% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/16/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

4,700

 

 

259,789

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.70% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

4,700

 

 

319,991

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.46% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,500

 

 

489,653

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.30% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

4,000

 

 

393,370

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.81% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

USD

1,400

 

$

130,147

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.88% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,600

 

 

145,958

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.20% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

9,300

 

 

533,684

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,085,342

 









Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $8,738,783) — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

7,341,941

 









Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments
and Outstanding Options Written
(Cost — $721,631,600*) — 202.9%

 

 

 

 

 

735,408,207

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


TBA Sale Commitments

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 









Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/15/41

 

 

34,100

 

 

(33,620,486

)

4.50%, 3/15/41

 

 

28,600

 

 

(29,149,663

)

5.00%, 2/15/41 – 4/15/41

 

 

47,000

 

 

(49,169,880

)

5.50%, 12/01/13 – 4/15/41

 

 

34,200

 

 

(36,529,184

)

6.00%, 3/01/16 – 3/15/41

 

 

32,000

 

 

(34,746,082

)









Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds — $182,488,008) — (50.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(183,215,295

)










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 









Exchange-Traded Call Options — (0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 122.50, Expires 5/20/11

 

 

98

 

 

(39,813

)

Strike Price USD 121.50, Expires 5/20/11

 

 

98

 

 

(62,781

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(102,594

)









Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options, Strike Price
USD 97.75, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

265

 

 

(92,750

)










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (1.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.06% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/12/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

6,800

 

 

(286,459

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.06% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/13/11,
Broker BNP Paribas SA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(146,820

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.86% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/02/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,000

 

 

(145,657

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.82% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/08/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

USD

3,200

 

$

(89,139

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.83% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(64,772

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.85% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,300

 

 

(38,141

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.95% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/13/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,000

 

 

(67,260

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/05/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,000

 

 

(106,829

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.02% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,800

 

 

(100,718

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.02% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(126,693

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,200

 

 

(95,982

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.14% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/15/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(139,282

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.05% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/18/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(126,281

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.83% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/30/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,700

 

 

(47,122

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.77% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(84,998

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.86% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,600

 

 

(129,889

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.03% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,000

 

 

(67,904

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(337,450

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.92% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(236,180

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,000

 

 

(446,584

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.32% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/28/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

500

 

 

(21,535

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.07% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/08/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

(58,418

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.06% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

2,600

 

 

(88,458

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.33% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/17/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

9,200

 

 

(620,266

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.44% and receive a floating rate
based on 6-month EURIBOR, Expires 10/21/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

EUR

1,300

 

$

(684

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.76% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/27/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

1,000

 

 

(57,902

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(249,986

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.11% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(275,804

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.84% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,600

 

 

(150,947

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,408,160

)









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (1.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 1.80% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/02/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

13,900

 

 

(366,111

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.15% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/26/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,700

 

 

(64,791

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.06% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/12/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

6,800

 

 

(35,210

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.06% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/13/11,
Broker BNP Paribas SA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(18,610

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.86% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/02/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

5,000

 

 

(60,879

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.82% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/08/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,200

 

 

(118,383

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.83% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(85,302

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.85% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,300

 

 

(46,681

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.95% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/13/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,000

 

 

(64,300

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/05/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,000

 

 

(98,522

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.02% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,800

 

 

(98,545

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.02% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(122,512

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,200

 

 

(58,283

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.14% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/15/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(151,880

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.05% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/18/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(165,142

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.83% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/30/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

USD

1,700

 

$

(103,849

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.77% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(245,375

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.86% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,600

 

 

(322,745

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.03% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,000

 

 

(125,738

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.90% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(177,227

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.92% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(119,714

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,000

 

 

(220,149

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.32% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/28/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

500

 

 

(31,169

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.07% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/08/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,700

 

 

(128,711

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.06% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

2,600

 

 

(199,177

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.33% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/17/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

9,200

 

 

(136,384

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.44% and pay a floating rate
based on 6-month EURIBOR, Expires 10/21/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

EUR

1,300

 

 

(504

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.76% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/27/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

1,000

 

 

(57,495

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(166,547

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.11% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(177,947

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.84% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,600

 

 

(171,569

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.47% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/05/15,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

7,900

 

 

(364,095

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,303,546

)









Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $9,476,295) — (2.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(8,907,050

)









Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale
Commitments and Options Written — 149.9%

 

 

 

 

 

543,285,862

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (49.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(180,905,113

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

362,380,749

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

79



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

722,238,300

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

24,422,660

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(11,252,753

)

 

 




Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

13,169,907

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(b)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

(e)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(f)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(g)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(h)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(i)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

$

416,556

 

$

1,556

 










 

 

(j)

Amount is less than $1,000.

 

 

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(l)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(m)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.

 

 

(n)

Represents or includes a TBA transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of report date were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 







Banque Nationale De Paris

 

$

1,157,810

 

$

2,810

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

$

(2,723,970

)

$

(89,735

)

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

$

12,397,500

 

$

141,187

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

$

(29,371,435

)

$

28,674

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

(40,359

)

$

82,071

 

Greenwich Financial Services

 

$

4,220,505

 

$

51,161

 

JPMorgan

 

$

2,267,657

 

$

27,204

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

$

(44,682

)

$

(854

)

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

$

35,541,936

 

$

468,467

 

UBS Securities

 

$

884,780

 

$

32,030

 










 

 

(o)

Warrants entitle the Trust to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(p)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 











BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

6,527,500

 

 

6,527,500

 

$

1,327

 
















 

 

(q)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 













Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.28%

 

 

10/19/10

 

 

Open

 

$

6,335,509

 

$

6,328,962

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.38%

 

 

11/3/10

 

 

Open

 

 

2,407,768

 

 

2,404,773

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.38%

 

 

11/4/10

 

 

Open

 

 

3,174,541

 

 

3,170,625

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.40%

 

 

11/22/10

 

 

Open

 

 

2,059,263

 

 

2,057,000

 

Merrill Lynch

 

 

0.00%

 

 

12/13/10

 

 

Open

 

 

29,477,013

 

 

29,477,013

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

 

0.40%

 

 

12/14/10

 

 

Open

 

 

2,501,826

 

 

2,499,687

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

 

0.40%

 

 

12/16/10

 

 

Open

 

 

4,473,725

 

 

4,470,000

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

 

0.40%

 

 

12/17/10

 

 

Open

 

 

5,629,876

 

 

5,625,250

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.40%

 

 

12/22/10

 

 

Open

 

 

1,840,410

 

 

1,839,000

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.38%

 

 

1/10/11

 

 

Open

 

 

11,656,215

 

 

11,650,066

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.26%

 

 

1/19/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,429,793

 

 

2,429,080

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

0.21%

 

 

1/21/11

 

 

Open

 

 

799,494

 

 

799,313

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.40%

 

 

1/21/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,631,707

 

 

1,631,000

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

 

0.40%

 

 

1/26/11

 

 

Open

 

 

4,408,415

 

 

4,406,750

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.40%

 

 

1/27/11

 

 

Open

 

 

7,703,355

 

 

7,700,531

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

0.23%

 

 

2/10/11

 

 

3/10/11

 

 

2,482,301

 

 

2,482,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.19%

 

 

2/14/11

 

 

3/15/11

 

 

3,878,724

 

 

3,878,437

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.45%

 

 

2/24/11

 

 

3/11/11

 

 

8,634,775

 

 

8,634,344

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

 

0.14%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

8,484,414

 

 

8,484,381

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

 

0.23%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

12,480,830

 

 

12,480,750

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

0.15%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

1,857,326

 

 

1,857,319

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

0.24%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

1,485,010

 

 

1,485,000

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.18%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

9,700,049

 

 

9,700,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.03%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

3,118,640

 

 

3,118,638

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.18%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

14,352,933

 

 

14,352,861

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.19%

 

 

2/28/11

 

 

3/01/11

 

 

5,297,197

 

 

5,297,169

 


















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

158,301,109

 

$

158,259,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


80

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













INR

 

82,506,550

 

USD

 

1,805,000

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

3/01/11

 

$

17,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INR

 

249,144,150

 

USD

 

5,478,654

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

3/01/11

 

 

25,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

5,427,731

 

INR

 

249,144,150

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

3/01/11

 

 

(76,392

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

1,818,527

 

INR

 

82,506,550

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

3/01/11

 

 

(4,218

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

 

4,335,000

 

USD

 

5,829,200

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

3/03/11

 

 

152,808

 

EUR

 

2,405,000

 

USD

 

3,189,025

 

Citibank NA

 

3/03/11

 

 

129,714

 

EUR

 

2,030,000

 

USD

 

2,669,912

 

Royal Bank of Scotland

 

3/03/11

 

 

131,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

 

1,330,000

 

USD

 

1,780,954

 

UBS AG

 

3/03/11

 

 

54,355

 

USD

 

1,773,131

 

EUR

 

1,350,000

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

3/03/11

 

 

(89,778

)

USD

 

4,430,235

 

EUR

 

3,350,000

 

Citibank NA

 

3/03/11

 

 

(192,539

)

USD

 

3,574,851

 

EUR

 

2,695,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/03/11

 

 

(144,068

)

USD

 

3,572,683

 

EUR

 

2,705,000

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

3/03/11

 

 

(160,035

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

 

840,000

 

USD

 

1,132,236

 

Citibank NA

 

3/23/11

 

 

26,617

 

USD

 

1,084,509

 

EUR

 

840,000

 

UBS AG

 

3/23/11

 

 

(74,344

)

USD

 

832,260

 

GBP

 

533,500

 

Citibank NA

 

4/14/11

 

 

(34,704

)

USD

 

429,150

 

GBP

 

267,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4/14/11

 

 

(4,739

)

USD

 

450,577

 

GBP

 

279,500

 

UBS AG

 

4/14/11

 

 

(3,624

)

USD

 

123,963

 

GBP

 

77,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland

 

4/14/11

 

 

(1,164

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

3,020,964

 

EUR

 

2,207,500

 

Citibank NA

 

4/27/11

 

 

(23,201

)

EUR

 

1,025,000

 

USD

 

1,404,948

 

Citibank NA

 

5/06/11

 

 

8,368

 

USD

 

1,381,434

 

EUR

 

1,025,000

 

UBS AG

 

5/06/11

 

 

(31,881

)
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(294,261

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













57

 

 

 

5-Year U.S.
Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board
of Trade

 

March
2011

 

$

6,707,528

 

$

11,348

 

1

 

 

 

Euro-Bund

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

March
2011

 

$

172,240

 

 

(961

)

30

 

 

 

Euro-Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

March
2011

 

$

7,463,033

 

 

13,342

 

57

 

 

 

2-Year U.S.
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago Board
of Trade

 

June
2011

 

$

12,420,520

 

 

22,401

 

307

 

 

 

30-Year U.S.
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago Board
of Trade

 

June
2011

 

$

36,818,338

 

 

127,194

 

















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

173,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 













45

 

 

2-Year U.S.
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago Board
of Trade

 

 

March
2011

 

$

9,853,971

 

$

(326

)

414

 

 

10-Year U.S.
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago Board
of Trade

 

 

March
2011

 

$

49,464,855

 

 

(357,458

)

29

 

 

30-Year Ultra U.S.
Treasury Bond

 

Eurex

 

 

March
2011

 

$

3,512,119

 

 

(114,693

)

406

 

 

5-Year U.S.
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago Board
of Trade

 

 

June
2011

 

$

47,236,246

 

 

(240,379

)

102

 

 

10-Year U.S.
Treasury Note

 

Chicago Board
of Trade

 

 

June
2011

 

$

12,004,231

 

 

(138,550

)

60

 

 

Euro-Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

 

December
2011

 

$

14,836,350

 

 

(72,150

)

















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(923,556

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













Radian Group, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Citibank NA

 

 

3/20/13

 

$

1,400

 

$

(77,694

)

Radian Group, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Citibank NA

 

 

6/20/15

 

$

1,400

 

 

(67,048

)

MGIC

 

 

5.00

%

 

Citibank NA

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

840

 

 

(41,442

)

Investment Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain

 

 

1.00

%

 

Citibank NA

 

 

3/20/16

 

$

936

 

 

(2,742

)

(Kingdom of)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain

 

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan

 

 

3/20/16

 

$

4,682

 

 

(6,637

)

(Kingdom of)

 

 

 

 

 

Chase Bank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The PMI

 

 

5.00

%

 

Citibank NA

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

1,400

 

 

18,962

 

Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The New York

 

 

1.00

%

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

 

12/20/16

 

$

1,800

 

 

(34,752

)

Times Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(211,353

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 


















Dow Jones

 

 

5.00

%

 

Morgan

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

990

 

$

(1,721

)

CDX Emerging

 

 

 

 

 

Stanley Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets Series 14

 

 

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones CDX

 

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

5,000

 

 

(35,389

)

North America

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index Series 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(37,110

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













0.63% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

11/26/12

 

$

23,200

 

$

42,926

 

0.96% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

2/08/13

 

$

7,600

 

 

(16,877

)

0.92% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

2/28/13

 

$

3,800

 

 

3,398

 

0.91% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

2/28/13

 

$

6,100

 

 

3,642

 

1.32% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

10/22/15

 

$

1,500

 

 

(59,070

)

1.35% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

10/25/15

 

$

1,600

 

 

(61,140

)

1.39% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

10/27/15

 

$

1,900

 

 

(69,978

)

3.73% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

2/15/21

 

$

700

 

 

12,597

 

3.74% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

2/15/21

 

$

200

 

 

3,772

 

3.77% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

2/15/21

 

$

1,300

 

 

27,748

 

3.67% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse International

 

2/22/21

 

$

3,100

 

 

37,873

 

3.57% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

2/25/21

 

$

300

 

 

1,233

 

4.47% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

2/15/41

 

$

1,400

 

 

(49,853

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(123,729

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

(a)

Pays fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Pays floating interest rate and receives fixed rate.


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

$

15,965,455

 

$

4,275,491

 

$

20,240,946

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

532

 

 

 

 

532

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

280,784,580

 

 

 

 

280,784,580

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

3,260,874

 

 

 

 

3,260,874

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

78,021,060

 

 

1,583,182

 

 

79,604,242

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

 

191

 

Preferred Securities

 

$

202,906

 

 

3,051,662

 

 

 

 

3,254,568

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

 

11,774,266

 

 

 

 

11,774,266

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

226,901,225

 

 

1,456,080

 

 

228,357,305

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

94,261,261

 

 

 

 

94,261,261

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

6,527,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,527,500

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

 

 

 

 

(183,215,295

)

 

 

 

(183,215,295

)

 

 













Total

 

$

6,730,406

 

$

530,805,620

 

$

7,314,945

 

$

544,850,971

 

 

 














 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 





Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

18,962

 

 

 

$

18,962

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

677,897

 

 

 

 

677,897

 

Interest rate contracts

 

$

469,878

 

 

7,048,066

 

 

 

 

7,517,944

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(267,425

)

 

 

 

(267,425

)

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(840,687

)

 

 

 

(840,687

)

Interest rate contracts

 

 

(1,119,861

)

 

(8,968,624

)

 

 

 

(10,088,485

)

 

 













Total

 

$

(649,983

)

$

(2,331,811

)

 

 

$

(2,981,794

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






























 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

U.S. Government
Sponsored Agency
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Total

 





















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

5,145,849

 

$

13,235

 

$

1,100

 

$

2,331,908

 

$

381

 

$

65,455

 

$

1,499,795

 

 

 

$

9,057,723

 

Accrued discounts/ premiums

 

 

(37,773

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,361

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,757

)

 

 

 

(45,891

)

Net realized Gain (loss)

 

 

(37,408

)

 

(339,688

)

 

 

 

34,483

 

 

 

 

130,416

 

 

(1,133

)

 

 

 

(213,330

)

Net change in appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

564,997

 

 

363,361

 

 

37,671

 

 

(141,112

)

 

(190

)

 

(13,289

)

 

(79,036

)

$

1

 

 

732,403

 

Purchases

 

 

1,781,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,582,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,364,231

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

(36,908

)

 

 

 

(1,505,280

)

 

 

 

(182,582

)

 

39,211

 

 

 

 

(1,685,559

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers out3

 

 

(3,141,516

)

 

 

 

(38,771

)

 

(714,345

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,894,632

)

 

 




























Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

4,275,491

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,583,182

 

$

191

 

 

 

$

1,456,080

 

$

1

 

$

7,314,945

 

 

 





























 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at February 28, 2011 was $(717,307).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2005-FF2, Class M2, 0.70%, 3/25/35 (a)

 

$

5,890

 

$

5,373,164

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series T-11,
Class A9, 2.37%, 1/25/28 (a)

 

 

2,549

 

 

2,500,361

 

GSAA Home Equity Trust, Series 2005-1, Class AF2,
4.32%, 11/25/34 (a)

 

 

639

 

 

642,076

 

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust,
Series 2005-OP2, Class M1, 0.69%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

1,875

 

 

1,326,437

 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-20E, Class 1, 7.60%, 5/01/16

 

 

236

 

 

251,999

 

Series 1996-20G, Class 1, 7.70%, 7/01/16

 

 

223

 

 

245,450

 

Series 1996-20H, Class 1, 7.25%, 8/01/16

 

 

316

 

 

342,938

 

Series 1996-20K, Class 1, 6.95%, 11/01/16

 

 

586

 

 

626,391

 

Series 1997-20C, Class 1, 7.15%, 3/01/17

 

 

242

 

 

263,621

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,572,437

 









Interest Only — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Business Administration, Series 1, 1.00%,
4/01/15

 

 

2,056

 

 

20,561

 

Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%,
3/30/30 (b)

 

 

4,882

 

 

314,372

 

Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 1, 2.36%, 4/15/29

 

 

9

 

 

637,987

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

972,920

 









Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

12,545,357

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 40,
Class R, 580.50%, 4/01/18

 

 

(c)

 

143

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-28CB,
Class 1A5, 5.50%, 8/25/35

 

 

1,289

 

 

1,235,499

 

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust,
Series 2006-AR5, Class 22A, 5.50%, 10/25/21

 

 

1,240

 

 

1,108,172

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-4, Class A1,
0.53%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

3,297

 

 

2,535,668

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A7, Class 2A2,
5.71%, 1/25/37 (a)

 

 

454

 

 

346,269

 

Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., Series 1993-1,
Class A6, 16.14%, 8/25/23 (a)

 

 

54

 

 

59,512

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC, Series 2003-RM2,
Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

 

3,835

 

 

4,166,443

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2004-11, Class A, 2.66%, 8/25/34 (a)

 

 

1,410

 

 

1,318,415

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1C, 1.40%, 1/25/46 (a)

 

 

5,330

 

 

2,702,706

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,472,827

 









Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C5, Class A2, 5.25%, 12/15/39 (d)

 

 

13,093

 

 

13,290,170

 

Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.54%, 1/15/49 (a)

 

 

2,420

 

 

2,541,785

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage,
Series 1997-C2, Class D, 7.12%, 11/18/29

 

 

2,540

 

 

2,707,685

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,539,640

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
Series 2003-3, Class 1AIO, 0.29%, 5/25/18 (a)

 

$

100,144

 

$

829,489

 

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A5,
Class 1A7, 6.00%, 5/25/37

 

 

1,029

 

 

110,239

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 42,
Class R, 6,000.00%, 10/01/14

 

 

(c)

 

484

 

First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series C,
Class I-O, 10.97%, 4/25/17

 

 

28

 

 

4,236

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 1998-5, Class IO,
0.97%, 6/19/27 (a)(b)

 

 

5,140

 

 

134,908

 

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR33,
Class 4AX, 0.17%, 1/25/37

 

 

113,207

 

 

566,033

 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,
Series 2004-3, Class 3AX, 0.98%, 4/25/34

 

 

13,744

 

 

154,615

 

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, Series 2003-9,
Class 15X2, 6.00%, 1/25/19

 

 

674

 

 

96,057

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-3,
Class 1AX, 5.00%, 5/25/19

 

 

736

 

 

78,866

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-2, Class XA,
1.00%, 3/20/35 (a)

 

 

40,157

 

 

652,556

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-18, Class 7AX, 5.50%, 9/25/35 (a)

 

 

129

 

 

15,013

 

Series 2005-20, Class 3AX, 5.50%, 10/25/35

 

 

1,764

 

 

202,820

 

Series 2006-7, Class 3AS, 2.37%, 8/25/36 (a)

 

 

29,758

 

 

3,124,639

 

Vendee Mortgage Trust, Series 1999-2, Class 1IO,
0.05%, 5/15/29 (a)

 

 

59,501

 

 

105,097

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,075,052

 









Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 1997-C1, Class AX, 1.67%, 6/20/29 (a)(b)

 

 

3,045

 

 

101,718

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 1997-HF1,
Class X, 3.44%, 7/15/29 (a)(b)

 

 

22

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

101,726

 









Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-26, Class PO, 8/25/33

 

 

2,121

 

 

1,679,600

 

Series 2003-J4, Class PO, 6/25/33

 

 

371

 

 

278,089

 

Series 2003-J5, Class PO, 7/25/33

 

 

645

 

 

495,883

 

Series 2003-J8, Class PO, 9/25/23

 

 

475

 

 

387,586

 

Drexel Burnham Lambert CMO Trust, Class 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series K, 9/23/17

 

 

11

 

 

11,119

 

Series V, 9/01/18

 

 

55

 

 

54,947

 

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2004-3,
Class 4A15, 3/25/34

 

 

104

 

 

93,618

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-A15,
Class 1A8, 2/25/36

 

 

946

 

 

612,166

 

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust,
Series 1993-3C, Class CX, 4/25/24

 

 

8

 

 

5,395

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2005-9, Class CP, 11/25/35

 

 

642

 

 

423,926

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,042,329

 









Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

42,231,574

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Agency Obligations — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Housing Administration, General Motors
Acceptance Corp. Projects, Series 56, 7.43%,
11/01/22

 

$

225

 

$

225,375

 

Federal Housing Administration, Merrill Projects,
Series 54, 7.43%, 5/15/23

 

 

2

 

 

2,048

 

Federal Housing Administration, Reilly Project,
Series 41, 8.28%, 3/01/20

 

 

599

 

 

598,822

 

Federal Housing Administration, USGI Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 87, 7.43%, 12/01/22

 

 

68

 

 

68,113

 

Series 99, 7.43%, 6/01/21

 

 

4,564

 

 

4,563,634

 

Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

42

 

 

42,397

 

Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

125

 

 

125,265

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 9.89%, 4/15/30 (e)

 

 

13,000

 

 

5,216,705

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,842,359

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 13.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1991-38, Class F, 8.33%, 4/25/21 (a)

 

 

3

 

 

2,665

 

Series 1991-38, Class SA, 10.19%, 4/25/21 (a)

 

 

3

 

 

2,693

 

Series 1991-46, Class S, 1,400.00%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

6,051

 

Series 1991-87, Class S, 25.94%, 8/25/21 (a)

 

 

62

 

 

91,637

 

Series 1993-247, Class SN, 10.00%, 12/25/23 (a)

 

 

462

 

 

589,452

 

Series 2003-32, Class VT, 6.00%, 9/25/15

 

 

4,479

 

 

4,607,060

 

Series 2003-135, Class PB, 6.00%, 1/25/34

 

 

12,264

 

 

13,346,375

 

Series 2004-29, Class HC, 7.50%, 7/25/30

 

 

686

 

 

724,988

 

Series 2004-31, Class ZG, 7.50%, 5/25/34

 

 

3,036

 

 

3,524,826

 

Series 2005-68, Class PC, 5.50%, 7/25/35

 

 

997

 

 

1,078,893

 

Series 2005-73, Class DS, 16.87%, 8/25/35 (a)

 

 

3,386

 

 

4,235,625

 

Series 2006-2, Class KP, 0.00%, 2/25/35 (a)

 

 

263

 

 

244,606

 

Series G-7, Class S, 116.20%, 3/25/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

3,820

 

Series G-17, Class S, 580.11%, 6/25/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

5,527

 

Series G-33, Class PV, 1,078.42%, 10/25/21

 

 

(c)

 

6,910

 

Series G-49, Class S, 5.55%, 12/25/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

2,382

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 19, Class F, 8.50%, 3/15/20

 

 

101

 

 

109,672

 

Series 19, Class R, 9,757.35%, 3/15/20 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

1,591

 

Series 40, Class K, 6.50%, 8/17/24

 

 

393

 

 

444,304

 

Series 75, Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21

 

 

(c)

 

3

 

Series 75, Class RS, 22.67%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

3

 

Series 173, Class R, 9.00%, 11/15/21

 

 

(c)

 

15

 

Series 173, Class RS, 9.19%, 11/15/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

15

 

Series 192, Class U, 1.01%, 2/15/22 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

68

 

Series 1057, Class J, 1,008.00%, 3/15/21

 

 

(c)

 

2,497

 

Series 1160, Class F, 38.83%, 10/15/21 (a)

 

 

21

 

 

40,052

 

Series 1961, Class H, 6.50%, 5/15/12

 

 

2

 

 

2,365

 

Series 2218, Class Z, 8.50%, 3/15/30

 

 

5,811

 

 

6,595,703

 

Series 2542, Class UC, 6.00%, 12/15/22

 

 

9,589

 

 

10,539,926

 

Series 2758, Class KV, 5.50%, 5/15/23

 

 

9,748

 

 

10,648,929

 

Series 2765, Class UA, 4.00%, 3/15/11

 

 

75

 

 

75,239

 

Series 2861, Class AX, 10.40%, 9/15/34 (a)

 

 

279

 

 

310,072

 

Series 2927, Class BZ, 5.50%, 2/15/35

 

 

2,884

 

 

3,058,577

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-5, Class Z, 7.00%, 5/16/26

 

 

609

 

 

665,860

 

Series 2001-33, Class PB, 6.50%, 7/20/31

 

 

996

 

 

1,040,646

 

Series 2004-89, Class PE, 6.00%, 10/20/34

 

 

3,392

 

 

3,702,513

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

65,711,560

 









Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Guaranteed — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 1.88%, 10/22/12

 

 

3,800

 

 

3,877,315

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 7, Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17

 

$

5

 

$

812

 

Series 89, Class 2, 8.00%, 10/01/18

 

 

9

 

 

1,244

 

Series 94, Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21

 

 

3

 

 

751

 

Series 1990-123, Class M, 1,009.50%, 10/25/20

 

 

(c)

 

574

 

Series 1990-136, Class S, 19.80%, 11/25/20 (a)

 

 

14

 

 

20,009

 

Series 1991-38, Class N, 1,008.50%, 4/25/21

 

 

(c)

 

3

 

Series 1991-99, Class L, 930.00%, 8/25/21

 

 

(c)

 

2,849

 

Series 1991-139, Class PT, 648.30%, 10/25/21

 

 

(c)

 

2,665

 

Series 1993-199, Class SB, 2.63%, 10/25/23 (a)

 

 

921

 

 

125,528

 

Series 1996-68, Class SC, 2.26%, 1/25/24 (a)

 

 

599

 

 

46,011

 

Series 1997-50, Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (a)

 

 

381

 

 

13,119

 

Series 1997-90, Class M, 6.00%, 1/25/28

 

 

6,810

 

 

1,183,652

 

Series 1999-W4, Class IO, 6.50%, 12/25/28

 

 

402

 

 

80,750

 

Series 2005-43, Class IC, 6.00%, 3/25/34

 

 

12

 

 

156

 

Series G-10, Class S, 575.40%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

11,896

 

Series G-12, Class S, 608.10%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

9,272

 

Series G-50, Class G, 1,158.60%, 12/25/21

 

 

(c)

 

67

 

Series G92-5, Class H, 9.00%, 1/25/22

 

 

96

 

 

14,280

 

Series G92-12, Class C, 1,016.80%, 2/25/22

 

 

(c)

 

5,786

 

Series G92-60, Class SB, 1.60%, 10/25/22 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

10,469

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 176, Class M, 1,010.00%, 7/15/21

 

 

(c)

 

772

 

Series 200, Class R, 98,522.80%, 12/15/22 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

15

 

Series 1043, Class H, 0.02%, 2/15/21 (a)

 

 

8,904

 

 

18,482

 

Series 1054, Class I, 435.30%, 3/15/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

1,372

 

Series 1056, Class KD, 1,084.50%, 3/15/21

 

 

(c)

 

1,610

 

Series 1148, Class E, 592.50%, 10/15/21 (a)

 

 

(c)

 

5,567

 

Series 1914, Class PC, 0.75%, 12/15/11

 

 

164

 

 

297

 

Series 2545, Class NI, 5.50%, 3/15/22

 

 

308

 

 

7,555

 

Series 2559, Class IO, 5.00%, 8/15/30 (a)

 

 

233

 

 

2,972

 

Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32

 

 

4,389

 

 

578,837

 

Series 2949, Class IO, 5.50%, 3/15/35

 

 

761

 

 

66,812

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2009-92, Class SC, 5.86%, 10/16/39 (a)

 

 

12,075

 

 

1,514,632

 

Series 2010-42 Class BS, 6.22%, 4/20/40 (a)

 

 

17,820

 

 

3,073,597

 

Series 2010-47 Class AS, 6.18%, 4/20/40 (a)

 

 

24,057

 

 

3,696,093

 

Series 2010-101, Class YT, 2.00%, 8/16/13

 

 

64,946

 

 

2,379,434

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

12,877,940

 









Mortgage-Backed Securities — 168.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/15/41 (f)

 

 

59,500

 

 

58,663,311

 

4.50%, 8/01/25 – 3/15/41 (f)(g)

 

 

210,102

 

 

215,270,523

 

5.00%, 1/01/23 – 4/15/41 (f)(g)

 

 

177,903

 

 

186,670,568

 

5.50%, 3/15/26 – 4/15/41 (f)(g)

 

 

240,255

 

 

257,406,300

 

5.97%, 8/01/16

 

 

3,074

 

 

3,386,357

 

6.00%, 10/01/37 – 3/15/41 (f)

 

 

42,800

 

 

47,095,302

 

6.50%, 3/15/41 (f)

 

 

49,900

 

 

55,700,875

 

7.50%, 2/01/22

 

 

(d)

 

126

 

9.50%, 1/01/19 – 9/01/19

 

 

3

 

 

3,534

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.61%, 1/01/35 (a)

 

 

206

 

 

207,786

 

4.51%, 11/01/17 (a)

 

 

19

 

 

19,886

 

4.98%, 10/01/34 (a)

 

 

541

 

 

565,997

 

5.00%, 2/01/22 – 4/01/22 (g)

 

 

1,367

 

 

1,458,464

 

5.50%, 3/01/26 (f)

 

 

7,000

 

 

7,538,125

 

9.00%, 9/01/20 (g)

 

 

60

 

 

67,720

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 8/15/21 – 12/15/23

 

 

266

 

 

304,696

 

8.00%, 10/15/22 – 2/15/29

 

 

91

 

 

107,194

 

9.00%, 6/15/18 – 9/15/21

 

 

9

 

 

10,244

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

834,477,008

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 203, Class 1, 2/01/23

 

$

23

 

$

20,317

 

Series 228, Class 1, 6/01/23

 

 

15

 

 

13,594

 

Series 1991-7, Class J, 2/25/21

 

 

20

 

 

18,175

 

Series 1993-51, Class E, 2/25/23

 

 

76

 

 

67,123

 

Series 1993-70, Class A, 5/25/23

 

 

11

 

 

10,093

 

Series 1999-W4, Class PO, 2/25/29

 

 

206

 

 

175,319

 

Series 2002-13, Class PR, 3/25/32

 

 

442

 

 

387,851

 

Series G93-2, Class KB, 1/25/23

 

 

183

 

 

166,019

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1418, Class M, 11/15/22

 

 

82

 

 

73,536

 

Series 1571, Class G, 8/15/23

 

 

471

 

 

395,971

 

Series 1691, Class B, 3/15/24

 

 

1,095

 

 

969,932

 

Series 1739, Class B, 2/15/24

 

 

54

 

 

52,310

 

Series T-8, Class A10, 11/15/28

 

 

148

 

 

131,536

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,481,776

 









Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 187.5%

 

 

 

 

 

930,267,958

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









U.S. Treasury Bonds (h):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 8/15/23

 

 

3,320

 

 

4,143,257

 

4.38%, 5/15/40

 

 

36,985

 

 

36,256,765

 

4.25%, 11/15/40 (i)

 

 

17,975

 

 

17,241,962

 

4.75%, 2/15/41

 

 

4,340

 

 

4,525,804

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 1/31/16 (h)

 

 

7,840

 

 

7,802,635

 

2.63%, 1/31/18

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,460,898

 

2.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,367,700

 

2.63%, 11/15/20 (h)

 

 

19,598

 

 

18,335,911

 

3.63%, 2/15/21 (h)

 

 

8,665

 

 

8,817,989

 

4.50%, 8/15/39 (g)

 

 

330

 

 

330,928

 









Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 20.6%

 

 

 

 

 

102,283,849

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $1,080,941,190) — 219.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,087,328,738

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (j)(k)

 

 

36,489,702

 

 

36,489,702

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $36,489,702) — 7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

36,489,702

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 









Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Note, Strike Price USD 120.50,
Expires 5/20/11

 

 

134

 

 

127,719

 









Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Note, Strike Price USD 117.50,
Expires 3/25/11

 

 

97

 

 

36,375

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options, Strike Price
USD 98.25, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

303

 

 

200,737

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

237,112

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 









Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

$

6,200

 

$

748,803

 









Over-the-Counter Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

6,200

 

 

61,570

 









Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $895,866) — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

1,175,204

 









Total Investments Before TBA Sale
Commitments and Options Written
(Cost — $1,118,326,758*) — 226.7%

 

 

 

 

 

1,124,993,644

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments (f)

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 









Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/15/41

 

 

40,700

 

 

(40,127,677

)

4.50%, 8/01/25 – 3/15/41

 

 

49,300

 

 

(50,759,383

)

5.00%, 1/01/23 – 4/15/41

 

 

51,900

 

 

(54,306,192

)

5.50%, 3/15/26 – 4/15/41

 

 

95,100

 

 

(101,607,183

)

6.00%, 10/01/37 – 3/15/41

 

 

21,000

 

 

(22,817,802

)

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, 5.00%,
2/01/22 – 4/01/22

 

 

1,300

 

 

(1,379,219

)









Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds — $269,507,715) — (54.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(270,997,456

)









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 









Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Note, Citibank NA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 121.50, Expires 5/20/11

 

 

134

 

 

(85,844

)

Strike Price USD 122.50, Expires 5/20/11

 

 

134

 

 

(54,437

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(140,281

)









Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options, Strike Price
USD 97.75, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

303

 

 

(106,050

)










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 







Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (0.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.43% and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/24/11, Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

7,000

 

$

(30,884

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.33% and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/17/13, Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

11,100

 

 

(748,364

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(779,248

)









Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.43% and pay a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/24/11, Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

7,000

 

 

(115,705

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.33% and pay a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/17/13, Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

11,100

 

 

(164,551

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

(280,256

)









Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $1,634,665) — (0.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(1,305,835

)









Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale
Commitments and Options Written — 171.8%

 

 

 

 

 

852,690,353

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (71.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(356,568,539

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

496,121,814

 

 

 

 

 

 




 


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

1,118,609,670

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

26,319,011

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(19,935,037

)

 

 




Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

6,383,974

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Amount is less than $1,000.

 

 

(d)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with TALF program.

 

 

(e)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(f)

Represents or includes a TBA transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of report date were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 







Bank Nationale De Paris

 

$

1,193,434

 

$

2,497

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

$

30,577,627

 

$

(31,326

)

Credit Suisse International

 

$

56,711,706

 

$

824,722

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

$

(29,199,002

)

$

61,568

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

104,933,320

 

$

1,195,414

 

Greenwich Financial Services

 

$

8,153,752

 

$

54,533

 

JPMorgan Chase Securities, Inc.

 

$

1,972,970

 

$

24,024

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

$

15,644,535

 

$

(44,223

)

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

$

56, 119,420

 

$

248,553

 

UBS Securities

 

$

(19,916,760

)

$

(186,671

)










 

 

(g)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(h)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

(i)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.

 

 

(j)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 











BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

 

 

857,657

 

 

35,632,045

 

 

36,489,702

 

$

6,976

 
















 

 

(k)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

Interest rate floors outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 









Pay to broker the difference between 3-month LIBOR and a floor of 4.80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA Expires 3/19/11

 

$

50,000

 

$

(537,050

)

$

16,283

 

Pay to broker the difference between 3-month LIBOR and a floor of 5.50%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Citibank NA Expires 9/17/11

 

$

24,000

 

 

(917,760

)

 

(457,760

)












Total

 

 

 

 

$

(1,454,810

)

$

(441,477

)

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net
Closing
Amount

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 













Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.30%

 

10/15/10

 

Open

 

$

4,499,581

 

$

4,494,450

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

0.24%

 

11/03/10

 

Open

 

 

8,836,946

 

 

8,830,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

0.23%

 

12/08/10

 

Open

 

 

16,887,794

 

 

16,878,844

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

0.18%

 

  1/21/11

 

Open

 

 

11,627,267

 

 

11,625,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

0.03%

 

  2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

8,816,645

 

 

8,816,637

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

0.18%

 

  2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

18,470,736

 

 

18,470,644

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

0.19%

 

  2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

5,169,503

 

 

5,169,475

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

0.14%

 

  2/28/11

 

3/01/11

 

 

7,830,230

 

 

7,830,200

 















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

82,138,702

 

$

82,115,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













78

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2011

 

$

9,188,789

 

$

5,461

 

132

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2011

 

$

32,863,870

 

 

32,180

 

49

 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2011

 

$

5,961,742

 

 

166,320

 

116

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

June 2011

 

$

28,849,169

 

 

44,981

 

113

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

September 2011

 

$

28,061,561

 

 

61,314

 

99

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2012

 

$

24,485,285

 

 

49,390

 

121

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

June 2012

 

$

29,881,183

 

 

(233

)

135

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

September 2012

 

$

33,292,096

 

 

(77,034

)

64

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

December 2012

 

$

15,688,226

 

 

4,574

 

36

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2013

 

$

8,808,686

 

 

(7,137

)

70

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

June 2013

 

$

17,136,768

 

 

(69,893

)

64

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

September 2013

 

$

15,623,589

 

 

(59,588

)

31

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

December 2013

 

$

7,519,548

 

 

(110

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

150,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 













354

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2011

 

$

77,445,257

 

$

(75,212

)

252

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

June 2011

 

$

29,390,006

 

 

(78,244

)

105

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

March 2011

 

$

12,604,257

 

 

(31,836

)

1,687

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

June 2011

 

$

199,063,721

 

 

(1,768,357

)

114

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

June 2011

 

$

13,704,008

 

 

(15,179

)

195

 

Euro Dollars

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

December 2011

 

$

48,260,391

 

 

(192,234

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(2,161,062

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













1.45% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

7/29/11

 

$

20,000

 

$

(93,669

)

0.83% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

7/27/12

 

$

34,800

 

 

(127,165

)

4.88% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

3/21/15

 

$

25,000

 

 

2,889,495

 

4.87% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

1/25/16

 

$

5,500

 

 

662,082

 

2.81% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

2/06/16

 

$

20,000

 

 

462,757

 

5.72% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

7/14/16

 

$

5,400

 

 

893,072

 

5.51% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Bank of America NA

 

8/03/17

 

$

95,147

 

 

15,285,756

 

5.88% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/25/18

 

$

31,930

 

 

(5,529,070

)

4.55% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

9/26/18

 

$

41,600

 

 

(4,107,683

)

4.31% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

10/01/18

 

$

66,000

 

 

(5,440,574

)

3.09% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/09/19

 

$

25,700

 

 

213,286

 

3.17% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Bank of America NA

 

3/18/19

 

$

4,700

 

 

(15,572

)

2.88% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4/01/19

 

$

39,700

 

 

(988,328

)

3.23% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

5/19/19

 

$

2,800

 

 

3,251

 

3.90% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

6/05/19

 

$

20,000

 

 

(969,551

)

3.55% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

8/18/19

 

$

15,000

 

 

(437,571

)

5.49% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

10/28/19

 

$

1,400

 

 

(188,235

)

3.67% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/21/19

 

$

2,000

 

 

50,242

 

5.67% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

1/06/20

 

$

12,400

 

 

(1,694,036

)

3.88% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

1/07/20

 

$

7,600

 

 

315,549

 

3.71% (b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

2/11/20

 

$

6,200

 

 

(164,854

)

3.73% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

5/05/20

 

$

28,000

 

 

719,472

 

5.41% (a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

8/15/22

 

$

9,565

 

 

1,576,854

 















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,315,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

(a)

Pays floating interest rate and receives fixed rate.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Pays fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes,the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trusts policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

$

11,572,437

 

$

972,920

 

$

12,545,357

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

37,163,607

 

 

5,067,967

 

 

42,231,574

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

924,640,662

 

 

5,627,296

 

 

930,267,958

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

102,283,849

 

 

 

 

102,283,849

 

Short-Term Securities

 

$

36,489,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,489,702

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

 

 

 

 

(270,997,456

)

 

 

 

(270,997,456

)

TALF Loans

 

 

 

 

(10,940,517

)

 

 

 

(10,940,517

)

 

 













Total

 

$

36,489,702

 

$

793,722,582

 

$

11,668,183

 

$

841,880,467

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

$

729,051

 

$

23,882,189

 

 

 

$

24,611,240

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

(2,621,388

)

 

(21,733,572

)

$

(537,050

)

 

(24,892,010

)

 

 













Total

 

$

(1,892,337

)

$

2,148,617

 

$

(537,050

)

$

(280,770

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, interest rate floors and options. Swaps and financial futures contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and interest rate floors and options are shown at value.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

The following tables are a reconciliation of Level 3 other financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

U.S. Government
Sponsored
Agency Securities

 

Total

 











Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

1,261,564

 

$

8,085,631

 

$

5,750,715

 

$

15,097,910

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

(98,416

)

 

(327,220

)

 

244,798

 

 

(180,838

)

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

(560,914

)

 

(6,335

)

 

(567,249

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(190,228

)

 

261,392

 

 

(206,640

)

 

(135,476

)

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

(387,308

)

 

(155,242

)

 

(542,550

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

(2,003,614

)

 

 

 

(2,003,614

)

 

 













Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

972,920

 

$

5,067,967

 

$

5,627,296

 

$

11,668,183

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at February 28, 2011 was $(661,822).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

 

 






 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts

 






Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

(3,446,023

)

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

(1,876,795

)

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4

 

 

1,825,213

 

Purchases

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

2,042,795

 

Transfers in5

 

 

 

Transfers out5

 

 

917,760

 

 

 




Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

(537,050

)

 

 





 

 

 

 

4

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at February 28, 2011 was $1,201,839.

 

 

 

 

5

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (a)

 

Shares

 

Value

 







Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc.

 

 

450

 

$

20,025

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

396,568

 

 

2,380

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

 

 

84

 

 

292

 









Total Common Stocks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

22,697

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000
)

 

 

 

 









Airlines — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 2001-2, 7.86%,
4/01/13

 

USD

190

 

 

196,175

 

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2010-1-A, 4.75%,
7/12/22

 

 

435

 

 

431,737

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

180

 

 

194,788

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

822,700

 









Auto Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi International Holdings Unsecured, 12.00%,
10/06/14

 

 

17

 

 

18,692

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

670

 

 

693,450

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

712,142

 









Automobiles — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.30%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,055,717

 









Beverages — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

90

 

 

132,268

 









Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

USD

184

 

 

185,299

 









Building Products — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 8/15/18

 

 

195

 

 

199,875

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

290

 

 

305,588

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

60

 

 

65,100

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

470

 

 

499,962

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,070,525

 









Capital Markets — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse AG, 5.40%, 1/14/20

 

 

480

 

 

486,331

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Series A, 8/31/19 (c)(d)

 

 

100

 

 

154,500

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 4/01/18

 

 

25

 

 

27,388

 

7.50%, 2/15/19

 

 

125

 

 

147,338

 

5.38%, 3/15/20

 

 

225

 

 

231,169

 

6.00%, 6/15/20

 

 

250

 

 

268,047

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

175,155

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.05%, 5/16/16

 

 

325

 

 

346,381

 

Morgan Stanley, 5.50%, 1/26/20

 

 

425

 

 

430,561

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,266,870

 









Chemicals — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

180

 

 

176,850

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (b)

 

 

195

 

 

208,162

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/17 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

66,750

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

275

 

 

295,281

 

9.00%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

143,606

 

Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

185

 

 

205,350

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

170,112

 

KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

45,900

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Chemicals (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nalco Co., 6.63%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

USD

120

 

$

124,050

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)(e)

 

 

65

 

 

66,138

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

305

 

 

334,737

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

56,444

 

Polymer Group, Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

51

 

 

53,104

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

80

 

 

84,800

 

Rhodia SA, 6.88%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

305

 

 

312,244

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

132,969

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,476,497

 









Commercial Banks — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas, 3.60%, 2/23/16

 

 

580

 

 

583,522

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 5.14%, 10/14/20

 

 

450

 

 

427,236

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

649

 

 

654,185

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

1,516

 

 

1,527,285

 

HSBC Bank USA NA, 4.88%, 8/24/20

 

 

550

 

 

538,992

 

Itau Unibanco, 5.75%, 1/22/21 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

220,113

 

Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, 5.80%, 1/13/20 (b)

 

 

300

 

 

298,663

 

Standard Chartered Plc, 5.50%, 11/18/14 (b)

 

 

450

 

 

492,261

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,742,257

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

195

 

 

220,350

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

226

 

 

232,215

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

204,250

 

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/15/20

 

 

72

 

 

80,100

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

90,525

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17

 

 

240

 

 

276,000

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

210

 

 

222,075

 

West Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

280

 

 

296,800

 

7.88%, 1/15/19

 

 

70

 

 

71,837

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,694,152

 









Construction Materials — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inversiones CMPC SA, 4.75%, 1/19/18 (b)

 

 

175

 

 

168,371

 

Nortek, Inc., 11.00%, 12/01/13

 

 

452

 

 

481,379

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

649,750

 









Consumer Finance — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

 

260

 

 

280,150

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.54%, 6/15/11 (f)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,615,248

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

250

 

 

266,611

 

SLM Corp., 6.25%, 1/25/16

 

 

275

 

 

281,875

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,443,884

 









Containers & Packaging — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%, 10/15/17 (b)

 

EUR

260

 

 

370,448

 

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

 

USD

180

 

 

188,550

 

Berry Plastics Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 11/15/15

 

 

50

 

 

53,563

 

9.75%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

335

 

 

335,837

 

Graham Packaging Co. LP, 8.25%, 10/01/18

 

 

95

 

 

102,363

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/17

 

 

250

 

 

277,500

 

7.88%, 10/01/18

 

 

145

 

 

155,875

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

 

265

 

 

266,987

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

190

 

 

277,922

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

180

 

 

265,778

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,294,823

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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91



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Diversified Financial Services — 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.51%, 12/01/14 (f)

 

USD

110

 

$

108,092

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

510

 

 

575,662

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

41,750

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

60

 

 

67,575

 

7.50%, 9/15/20 (b)

 

 

900

 

 

984,375

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

680

 

 

778,600

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

530

 

 

607,058

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,
3/01/16

 

 

165

 

 

181,913

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 4/01/15

 

 

375

 

 

391,697

 

6.50%, 8/01/16

 

 

410

 

 

460,033

 

5.75%, 12/01/17

 

 

340

 

 

363,494

 

Citigroup, Inc., 8.13%, 7/15/39

 

 

55

 

 

69,753

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.50%, 10/15/40

 

 

350

 

 

347,449

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 7.75%,
10/15/16 (b)

 

 

450

 

 

479,250

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

375

 

 

390,938

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

140

 

 

140,350

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

170

 

 

170,425

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,158,414

 









Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%,
9/01/12

 

 

155

 

 

154,419

 

Frontier Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 4/15/17

 

 

30

 

 

33,150

 

8.50%, 4/15/20

 

 

70

 

 

77,700

 

GCI, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/19

 

 

400

 

 

440,000

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,136,800

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

305

 

 

309,575

 

Qwest Corp., 8.38%, 5/01/16

 

 

270

 

 

322,313

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.46%, 2/16/21

 

 

250

 

 

253,789

 

Verizon New England, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/11

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,062,842

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

45

 

 

49,556

 

8.63%, 8/01/16

 

 

70

 

 

74,025

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

45

 

 

48,881

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,963,050

 









Electric Utilities — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.16%, 7/05/26

 

 

23

 

 

22,798

 

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/31

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,249,676

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,272,474

 









Energy Equipment & Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayou Well Services, 0.16%, 12/22/13

 

 

225

 

 

225,000

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

92,250

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

355

 

 

367,425

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

55

 

 

58,163

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

160

 

 

164,000

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

230

 

 

238,050

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

46,463

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

195

 

 

211,087

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,402,438

 









Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BI-LO LLC, 9.25%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

124,800

 

Rite Aid Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 6/12/16

 

 

45

 

 

50,681

 

7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

195

 

 

196,219

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

371,700

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Food Products — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

USD

380

 

$

383,800

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

97,087

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 8/23/18

 

 

250

 

 

281,001

 

5.38%, 2/10/20

 

 

600

 

 

638,260

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,400,148

 









Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CareFusion Corp., 6.38%, 8/01/19

 

 

195

 

 

219,487

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

880

 

 

964,700

 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (b)

 

 

410

 

 

469,962

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,654,149

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

104,250

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

200

 

 

287,030

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

200

 

 

213,500

 

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.50%, 9/01/18

 

 

180

 

 

202,725

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 11/15/14

 

 

335

 

 

351,331

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

310

 

 

347,200

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

610

 

 

658,037

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

154,125

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

32

 

 

32,120

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

160

 

 

165,200

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

140

 

 

149,450

 

Priory Group Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/18

 

GBP

100

 

 

166,629

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

USD

555

 

 

610,500

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

625

 

 

734,375

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

195

 

 

221,813

 

WellPoint, Inc., 5.95%, 12/15/34

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,029,592

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,427,877

 









Health Care Technology — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

660

 

 

773,850

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

61,650

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

835,500

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.13%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

236,250

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
10.00%, 12/15/18

 

 

1,345

 

 

1,264,300

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

125,100

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

310

 

 

332,475

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 6/01/17

 

 

135

 

 

153,225

 

MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

750

 

 

840,000

 

Palace Entertainment Holding LLC, 8.88%,
4/15/17 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

45,900

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(g)

 

 

50

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,997,255

 









Household Durables — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 22.62%, 6/30/15 (b)(h)

 

 

314

 

 

204,230

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

50

 

 

50,813

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

280

 

 

325,500

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

840

 

 

867,300

 

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.63%, 10/15/16

 

 

650

 

 

704,437

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

 

250

 

 

245,000

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


92

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Household Durables (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

USD

565

 

$

663,875

 

8.38%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

175

 

 

185,500

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

175

 

 

185,500

 

8.38%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

280

 

 

295,400

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,727,555

 









IT Services — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

470

 

 

514,650

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

 

516

 

 

513,420

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

239

 

 

250,352

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

175

 

 

173,469

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (b)(i)

 

 

231

 

 

215,089

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 5/15/15

 

 

295

 

 

326,712

 

7.38%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

180

 

 

185,850

 

7.63%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

220

 

 

227,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,406,692

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.86%, 11/30/25

 

 

90

 

 

89,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

 

515

 

 

558,775

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

170

 

 

173,825

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

235

 

 

241,462

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,046,559

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

28

 

 

29,228

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

975

 

 

1,015,219

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,155,042

 









Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

460

 

 

499,100

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (i)

 

 

854

 

 

946,092

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,445,192

 









Insurance — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc., 6.40%,
12/15/20

 

 

1,130

 

 

1,225,265

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

138

 

 

146,970

 

Lincoln National Corp., 8.75%, 7/01/19

 

 

575

 

 

724,372

 

MetLife, Inc., 4.75%, 2/08/21

 

 

300

 

 

307,636

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 5.13%,
6/10/14 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

271,448

 

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.38%, 6/21/20

 

 

400

 

 

422,324

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,098,015

 









Machinery — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

220

 

 

195,800

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (c)

 

 

430

 

 

600,925

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

260

 

 

287,950

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,084,675

 









Marine — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (c)

 

 

595

 

 

551,863

 









Media — 15.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 9.75%,
12/01/20 (b)

 

 

180

 

 

193,050

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

235

 

 

225,012

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

289

 

 

350,571

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.44%, 5/15/14

 

 

40

 

 

28,197

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%,
1/15/15 (b)

 

USD

520

 

$

539,500

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (b)(d)

 

 

320

 

 

206,400

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

95

 

 

101,888

 

Clear Channel Communications Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

91,463

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

384

 

 

426,240

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,774

 

 

1,973,575

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 8/15/40

 

 

175

 

 

171,209

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

201

 

 

216,075

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

165

 

 

175,313

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (b)

 

 

380

 

 

425,600

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

165

 

 

169,950

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (b)

 

 

220

 

 

236,500

 

NBC Universal, Inc., 4.38%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

1,025

 

 

986,514

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16 (b)

 

 

500

 

 

511,250

 

News America, Inc., 6.20%, 12/15/34

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,546,831

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

765

 

 

827,156

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

134,550

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

210

 

 

210,787

 

10.38%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,515,019

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

85

 

 

90,950

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 2/15/26

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,215,698

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/40

 

 

410

 

 

389,310

 

UPC Germany GmbH (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

200

 

 

214,500

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

EUR

210

 

 

311,886

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

USD

190

 

 

297,914

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

222,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20

 

EUR

292

 

 

397,897

 

Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

50

 

 

78,398

 

Univision Communications, Inc., 7.88%,
11/01/20 (b)

 

USD

170

 

 

182,325

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 1/15/18

 

 

200

 

 

219,000

 

7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

100

 

 

175,164

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

165

 

 

244,199

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

295

 

 

416,245

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

15,718,136

 









Metals & Mining — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

USD

205

 

 

218,837

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

95

 

 

98,325

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd.,
7.00%, 11/01/15 (b)

 

 

540

 

 

560,250

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (c)

 

 

220

 

 

276,925

 

New World Resources NV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

65

 

 

96,424

 

7.88%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

76

 

 

112,742

 

Newmont Mining Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.13%, 10/01/19

 

USD

225

 

 

242,204

 

Series A, 1.25%, 7/15/14 (c)

 

 

160

 

 

213,400

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,405,687

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.38%, 11/01/12

 

 

65

 

 

69,063

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,293,857

 









Multi-Utilities — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/01/11

 

 

250

 

 

253,716

 

Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.70%, 9/17/12

 

 

100

 

 

106,939

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

360,655

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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93



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Multiline Retail — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (i)

 

USD

1,135

 

$

1,312,344

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources Inc., 2.38%, 4/15/15 (c)

 

 

85

 

 

111,031

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/16

 

 

365

 

 

400,278

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

315

 

 

334,687

 

BP Capital Markets Plc, 3.13%, 10/01/15

 

 

650

 

 

659,252

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

105,625

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

20

 

 

22,400

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

90,312

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/21 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

91,575

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

580

 

 

609,000

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

340

 

 

346,800

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (c)

 

 

275

 

 

251,625

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

99

 

 

107,910

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

150

 

 

157,125

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

725

 

 

799,312

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

143,775

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

65

 

 

71,663

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

259

 

 

288,137

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

125

 

 

126,250

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, 10/15/20

 

 

50

 

 

54,188

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

155

 

 

166,625

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

190

 

 

191,900

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.70%, 6/01/15

 

 

500

 

 

516,052

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

211,000

 

Linn Energy LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

115

 

 

128,225

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

220

 

 

233,750

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

95

 

 

97,375

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

695

 

 

757,550

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

81,200

 

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

155

 

 

165,850

 

Petrobras International Finance Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88%, 1/27/16

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,110,688

 

5.88%, 3/01/18

 

 

200

 

 

212,841

 

7.88%, 3/15/19

 

 

100

 

 

117,856

 

6.88%, 1/20/40

 

 

25

 

 

25,883

 

Range Resources Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

50

 

 

55,063

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

101,125

 

United Refining Co., 10.50%, 2/28/18 (b)(e)

 

 

90

 

 

89,100

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,033,028

 









Paper & Forest Products — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

125

 

 

139,375

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

65

 

 

71,663

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

160

 

 

182,800

 

7.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

215

 

 

223,063

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

355

 

 

400,262

 

International Paper Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.95%, 6/15/18

 

 

220

 

 

267,804

 

7.30%, 11/15/39

 

 

5

 

 

5,861

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,072,312

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

330

 

 

363,825

 

8.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

88,825

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,815,790

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

USD

45

 

$

46,238

 

Novasep Holding SAS, 9.63%, 12/15/16 (b)

 

EUR

171

 

 

191,137

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 10/01/17

 

USD

100

 

 

103,500

 

7.00%, 10/01/20

 

 

125

 

 

129,219

 

Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/01/34

 

 

500

 

 

573,936

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,044,030

 









Professional Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (b)

 

 

265

 

 

265,000

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCP, Inc., 5.38%, 2/01/21

 

 

225

 

 

229,978

 

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.65%, 9/15/11

 

 

500

 

 

500,000

 

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 6.75%,
10/15/22 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

141,400

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

145

 

 

151,888

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,023,266

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

 

90

 

 

92,813

 

Realogy Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17

 

 

215

 

 

228,975

 

7.88%, 2/15/19

 

 

900

 

 

903,375

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,225,163

 









Road & Rail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

190

 

 

212,325

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

280

 

 

297,150

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.90%, 7/15/28

 

 

500

 

 

599,603

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

335

 

 

354,681

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

160

 

 

163,200

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

180

 

 

188,100

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,815,059

 









Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linear Technology Corp., Series A, 3.00%,
5/01/27 (c)

 

 

105

 

 

114,319

 









Software — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oracle Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/40 (b)

 

 

210

 

 

204,690

 









Specialty Retail — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

126,000

 

Claire’s Escrow Corp., 8.88%, 3/15/19 (b)(e)

 

 

115

 

 

115,431

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

320

 

 

366,400

 

PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., 9.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

165

 

 

178,200

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

115

 

 

123,050

 

Series B, 8.63%, 8/15/13

 

 

205

 

 

208,075

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,117,156

 









Tobacco — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc., 9.25%, 8/06/19

 

 

105

 

 

136,381

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, 5.00%, 3/30/20

 

 

400

 

 

412,526

 

American Tower Corp., 4.50%, 1/15/18

 

 

375

 

 

371,719

 

Clearwire Communications LLC, 12.00%,
12/01/15 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

76,300

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

125

 

 

137,813

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

530

 

 

560,475

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (b)

 

 

375

 

 

407,263

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


94

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

USD

170

 

$

176,800

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

439

 

 

457,218

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

365

 

 

381,425

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.43%, 5/01/13 (f)

 

 

20

 

 

19,750

 

SBA Tower Trust, 4.25%, 4/15/40 (b)

 

 

325

 

 

339,686

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

170

 

 

153,213

 

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

43,200

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,537,388

 









Total Corporate Bonds — 105.6%

 

 

 

 

 

105,515,185

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Building Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/13/17

 

 

300

 

 

309,187

 









Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
7.75%, 6/10/16

 

 

165

 

 

169,434

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

225

 

 

226,929

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 8/24/16

 

 

359

 

 

362,540

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

758,903

 









Construction & Engineering — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan,
15.63%, 12/14/17

 

 

750

 

 

750,000

 









Consumer Finance — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGFS Funding Co., Term Loan, 7.25%, 4/21/15

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,513,350

 









Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laureate Education, Series A New Term Loan,
7.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

495

 

 

497,875

 









Electric Utilities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Development Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
7.00%, 7/03/17

 

 

21

 

 

21,534

 









Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pierre Foods, Term Loan, 11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

300

 

 

307,500

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add-on Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

190

 

 

186,200

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/22/15

 

 

180

 

 

176,444

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.),
Term Loan B, 4.75%, 7/31/16

 

 

299

 

 

299,806

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

662,450

 









Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B-3,
3.30%, 1/28/15

 

 

150

 

 

139,271

 









Household Durables — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Term Loan B, 7.00%,
12/20/16

 

 

399

 

 

402,571

 

Visant Holding Corp. 5.25% 12/22/16

 

 

350

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

752,571

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







IT Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

USD

62

 

$

58,960

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

153

 

 

145,150

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14

 

 

378

 

 

357,533

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

561,643

 









Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit-Linked Deposit, 2.05%, 2/01/13

 

 

(j)

 

31

 

Letter of Credit, 3.55%, 8/31/15

 

 

82

 

 

82,774

 

Term Loan, 2.00% – 2.05%, 2/01/13

 

 

21

 

 

20,505

 

Term Loan, 3.55%, 8/31/15

 

 

98

 

 

98,608

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.76% – 3.80%,
10/10/14

 

 

982

 

 

827,777

 

Term Loan B2, 3.76% – 3.80%, 10/10/14

 

 

236

 

 

199,077

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,228,772

 









Media — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning),
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

488

 

 

489,694

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Term Loan B, 5.25%,
3/07/18

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,516,797

 

Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13

 

 

550

 

 

584,719

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,591,210

 









Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euramax International, Inc., Domestic Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

65

 

 

62,201

 

14.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

62

 

 

59,710

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

121,911

 









Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/30/15

 

 

861

 

 

882,663

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
1.76%, 6/28/11

 

 

100

 

 

98,625

 









Real Estate Management & Development — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Term Loan B, 4.56%, 10/10/13

 

 

609

 

 

584,532

 

Synthetic Letter of Credit, 0.11% – 4.40%,
10/10/13

 

 

72

 

 

69,271

 

Term Loan B, 4.56%, 10/16/16

 

 

609

 

 

584,397

 

Term Loan C, 4.51%, 10/16/16

 

 

72

 

 

69,255

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,307,455

 









Specialty Retail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.01% – 5.00%,
5/29/14

 

 

64

 

 

61,978

 









Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., Initial Loan,
6.88%, 7/30/15

 

 

776

 

 

803,675

 









Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 14.3%

 

 

 

 

 

14,370,573

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Qatar Government International Bond, 4.00%,
1/20/15 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

205,000

 

Republic of Indonesia, 5.88%, 3/13/20 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

214,250

 









Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

419,250

 










 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 





 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

Value

 







Auto Components — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B
Membership Interests (a)

 

USD

(j)

$

1,912,225

 









Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (a)

 

 

1

 

 

95

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Communications Corp. (a)

 

 

400

 

 

6,040

 









Total Other Interests — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

1,918,360

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 









Commercial Banks — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 8.55% (b)(f)(l)

 

 

650

 

 

645,125

 

USB Capital XIII Trust, 6.63%, 12/15/39

 

 

225

 

 

236,797

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

881,922

 









Consumer Finance — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Capital V, 10.25%, 8/15/39

 

 

465

 

 

505,106

 









Total Capital Trusts — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,387,028

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp. (a)(b)

 

 

9,328

 

 

 









Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nielsen Holdings NV, 6.25% (a)(c)

 

 

158,300

 

 

87,362

 









Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)(c)

 

 

3,277

 

 

60,788

 









Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

148,150

 









Total Preferred Securities — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

1,535,178

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 









Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds, Series TR, 6.81%, 11/15/40

 

USD

300

 

 

311,478

 









Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

311,478

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,
Series 2006-68, Class B, 1.00%, 6/16/31 (f)

 

 

310

 

 

338,029

 









Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

338,029

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 







U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.38%, 5/15/40

 

USD

250

 

$

245,077

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 11/15/18

 

 

475

 

 

501,311

 

2.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,000

 

 

940,000

 

2.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

565

 

 

528,628

 









Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

2,215,016

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (m)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
(Expires 3/26/19) (b)

 

 

10,660

 

 

 









Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

56

 

 

1

 









Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $119,586,240) — 126.7%

 

 

 

 

 

126,645,767

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.15% (n)(o)

 

 

1,089,292

 

 

1,089,292

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,089,292) — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,089,292

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 









Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price
USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

6

 

 

 









Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $5,867) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 









Total Investments (Cost — $120,681,399*) — 127.8%

 

 

 

 

 

127,735,059

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (27.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(27,762,901

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

99,972,158

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

 

 

 

$

120,723,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

$

7,776,102

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(764,048

)

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

$

7,012,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

 

These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Convertible security.

 

 

(d)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

(e)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Bank of America Securities

 

$

66,138

 

$

738

 

Credit Suisse International

 

$

204,531

 

$

2,731

 










 

 

(f)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(h)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(i)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(j)

Amount is less than $1,000.

 

 

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(l)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

 

(m)

Warrants entitle the Trust to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(n)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Income

 











BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

 

1,132,209

 

 

(42,917

)

 

1,089,292

 

$

1,601

 















 

 

(o)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

















Contracts

 

Issue

 

 

Exchange

 

 

Expiration

 

 

Notional
Value

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 


















18

 

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

 

June 2011

 

$

3,923,754

 

$

5,589

 

28

 

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

 

June 2011

 

$

3,254,834

 

 

19,416

 

5

 

 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

 

June 2011

 

$

617,938

 

 

31

 


















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 



















6

 

 

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

 

June 2011

 

$

721,912

 

$

(150

)

36

 

 

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

 

June 2011

 

$

4,274,691

 

 

(10,997

)



















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(11,147

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














Currency
Purchased

 

 

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 














USD

 

86,175

 

GBP

 

53,500

 

Citibank NA

 

4/14/11

 

$

(766

)

USD

 

85,733

 

GBP

 

53,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4/14/11

 

 

(395

)

USD

 

245,815

 

GBP

 

153,500

 

Deutsche Bank Securities

 

4/14/11

 

 

(3,630

)

USD

 

5,962,554

 

EUR

 

4,357,000

 

Citibank NA

 

4/27/11

 

 

(45,793

)

USD

 

399,893

 

EUR

 

292,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland

 

4/27/11

 

 

(2,778

)
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(53,362

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 















iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00

%

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

9/20/11

 

$

500

 

$

(37,441

)

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.

 

5.00

%

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

350

 

 

(48,829

)

Republic of Hungary

 

1.00

%

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

110

 

 

(1,994

)

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

 

5.00

%

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

$

250

 

 

(39,710

)

The New York Times Co.

 

1.00

%

Barclays Bank Plc

 

12/20/16

 

$

500

 

 

(9,654

)















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(137,628

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 


















MetLife, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/15

 

A–

 

$

150

 

$

14,243

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

UBS AG

 

9/20/15

 

A–

 

$

175

 

 

9,486

 

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

BBB–

 

$

125

 

 

1,199

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

BB–

 

$

100

 

 

3,077

 

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

BBB–

 

$

125

 

 

677

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

12/20/15

 

CC

 

$

275

 

 

15,830

 

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

 

1.00

%

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

12/20/15

 

BBB–

 

$

200

 

 

913

 

Chesapeake Energy

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse International

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

$

100

 

 

1,875

 

Chesapeake Energy

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

$

150

 

 

1,668

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/16

 

CC

 

$

50

 

 

210

 

Chesapeake Energy

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

3/20/16

 

BB

 

$

100

 

 

1,875

 


















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

51,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of February 28, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 


















MCDX North America Series 15

 

 

1.00

%

 

Citibank NA

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

500

 

$

(2,323

)

MCDX North America Series 15

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

225

 

 

(1,207

)


















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(3,530

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Valuation Inputs

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

22,405

 

$

292

 

 

 

$

22,697

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

105,271,488

 

$

243,697

 

 

105,515,185

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

11,264,091

 

 

3,106,482

 

 

14,370,573

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

419,250

 

 

 

 

419,250

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

1,912,225

 

 

6,135

 

 

1,918,360

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

60,788

 

 

1,474,390

 

 

 

 

1,535,178

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

 

311,478

 

 

 

 

311,478

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

338,029

 

 

 

 

338,029

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

2,215,016

 

 

 

 

2,215,016

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

1,089,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,089,292

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,843

)

 

(4,843

)

 

 













Total

 

$

1,172,485

 

$

123,206,259

 

$

3,351,472

 

$

127,730,216

 

 

 














 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 





Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

51,053

 

 

 

$

51,053

 

Interest rate contracts

 

$

25,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,036

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(141,158

)

 

 

 

(141,158

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

(53,362

)

 

 

 

(53,362

)

Interest rate contracts

 

 

(11,147

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11,147

)

 

 













Total

 

$

13,889

 

$

(143,467

)

 

 

$

(129,578

)

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



























 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 



















Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

13,235

 

$

17,453

 

$

3,420,874

 

$

191

 

$

65,455

 

 

 

$

(8,879

)

$

3,508,329

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

1,368

 

 

155,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

157,091

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(339,690

)

 

 

 

50,342

 

 

 

 

130,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

(158,932

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

363,363

 

 

28,068

 

 

(109,990

)

 

(96

)

 

(13,289

)

$

1

 

 

4,036

 

 

272,093

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

225,000

 

 

1,211,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,436,241

 

Sales

 

 

(36,908

)

 

 

 

(1,559,730

)

 

 

 

(182,582

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,779,220

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

6,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,045

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

(28,197

)

 

(61,978

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(90,175

)

 

 

























Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

 

 

$

243,697

 

$

3,106,482

 

$

6,135

 

 

 

$

1

 

$

(4,843

)

$

3,351,472

 

 

 


























 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at February 28, 2011 was $272,093.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

99



 


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.
(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 













Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Investments at value — unaffiliated1

 

$

736,461,488

 

$

539,227,737

 

$

551,671,756

 

$

149,480,312

 

$

53,751,262

 

Investments at value — affiliated2

 

 

2,222,695

 

 

1,708,712

 

 

1,225,083

 

 

1,388,372

 

 

1,590,898

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

547,327

 

 

67

 

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

294,515

 

 

389,277

 

 

456,881

 

 

 

 

12,189

 

Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

1,563

 

 

4,056

 

 

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

1,564,000

 

 

770,000

 

 

815,000

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

14,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

158,783

 

 

1,006,975

 

 

201,954

 

 

6,352

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments receivable

 

 

193,476,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

91,692,008

 

 

7,706,759

 

 

7,448,452

 

 

5,643,515

 

 

907,581

 

Interest receivable

 

 

5,733,710

 

 

9,057,249

 

 

9,564,595

 

 

2,595,463

 

 

1,073,591

 

Swap premiums paid

 

 

779,629

 

 

1,353,543

 

 

1,374,546

 

 

 

 

146,368

 

Principal paydowns receivable

 

 

27,287

 

 

467,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written receivable

 

 

23,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends receivable — unaffiliated

 

 

21,782

 

 

89,947

 

 

81,983

 

 

20,211

 

 

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

13,836

 

 

103,335

 

 

111,667

 

 

 

 

3,520

 

Commitment fees receivable

 

 

3,731

 

 

27

 

 

149

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends receivable — affiliated

 

 

1,275

 

 

2,634

 

 

2,801

 

 

60

 

 

367

 

Margin variation receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

31,911

 

 

118,864

 

 

124,771

 

 

50,948

 

 

17,494

 

Other assets

 

 

46,199

 

 

72,210

 

 

75,854

 

 

10,154

 

 

11,640

 

 

 
















Total assets

 

 

1,033,100,589

 

 

562,091,068

 

 

573,159,619

 

 

159,395,387

 

 

57,514,910

 

 

 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















TBA sale commitments at value4

 

 

194,314,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

150,125,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

134,000,000

 

 

127,000,000

 

 

28,000,000

 

 

10,000,000

 

Options written at value5

 

 

9,110,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

515,293

 

 

862,839

 

 

787,924

 

 

 

 

59,528

 

Interest rate floors at value6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TALF loans at value7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

38,321

 

 

19,704

 

 

1,105

 

 

2,182

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

833,729

 

 

252,933

 

 

269,959

 

 

36,740

 

 

 

Bank overdraft

 

 

3,919,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,941

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

308,176,887

 

 

8,182,867

 

 

6,856,072

 

 

3,620,224

 

 

570,315

 

Swap premiums received

 

 

367,677

 

 

1,032,445

 

 

1,080,266

 

 

 

 

50,723

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

217,577

 

 

251,829

 

 

300,733

 

 

90,070

 

 

45,533

 

Swaps payable

 

 

185,740

 

 

91,625

 

 

91,774

 

 

 

 

7,664

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

67,720

 

 

57,670

 

 

61,320

 

 

10,950

 

 

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

59,669

 

 

350,687

 

 

235,638

 

 

78,811

 

 

12,827

 

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

48,296

 

 

63,301

 

 

67,073

 

 

11,016

 

 

10,750

 

Income dividends payable

 

 

46,105

 

 

75,247

 

 

101,596

 

 

35,791

 

 

5,817

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

2,520

 

 

2,307

 

 

2,388

 

 

699

 

 

 

Administration fees payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,345

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

159,899

 

 

134,413

 

 

252,480

 

 

142,760

 

 

89,200

 

Other liabilities

 

 

88,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















Total liabilities

 

 

668,239,374

 

 

145,396,484

 

 

137,126,927

 

 

32,028,166

 

 

10,868,825

 

 

 
















Net Assets

 

$

364,861,215

 

$

416,694,584

 

$

436,032,692

 

$

127,367,221

 

$

46,646,085

 

 

 
















1

Investments at cost — unaffiliated

 

$

720,761,612

 

$

512,793,951

 

$

526,146,168

 

$

142,423,935

 

$

50,437,559

 

 

 

 
















2

Investments at cost — affiliated

 

$

2,222,695

 

$

1,708,712

 

$

1,225,083

 

$

1,388,372

 

$

1,590,898

 

 

 

 
















3

Foreign currency at cost

 

$

151,439

 

$

993,155

 

$

200,256

 

$

6,211

 

 

 

 

 

 
















4

Proceeds receivable from TBA sale commitments

 

$

193,476,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















5

Premiums received

 

$

9,961,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















6

Interest rate floors at cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















7

Proceeds from TALF loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

















 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust, Inc.
(BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond
Trust
(BHD)

 









Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Investments at value — unaffiliated1

 

$

728,880,707

 

$

1,088,503,942

 

$

126,645,767

 

Investments at value — affiliated2

 

 

6,527,500

 

 

36,489,702

 

 

1,089,292

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

546,426

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

152,151

 

 

23,071,816

 

 

51,053

 

Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

238,000

 

 

5,310,000

 

 

70,000

 

Cash

 

 

6,910,435

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

775,717

 

 

 

 

62,445

 

Cash pledged as collateral for swaps

 

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments receivable

 

 

182,488,008

 

 

269,507,715

 

 

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

149,367,113

 

 

430,811,913

 

 

1,315,099

 

Interest receivable

 

 

5,852,192

 

 

3,682,754

 

 

1,955,101

 

Swap premiums paid

 

 

779,629

 

 

137,894

 

 

329,020

 

Principal paydowns receivable

 

 

4,834

 

 

842,718

 

 

 

Options written receivable

 

 

23,613

 

 

32,294

 

 

 

Dividends receivable — unaffiliated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

31,463

 

 

2,110,612

 

 

9,565

 

Commitment fees receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends receivable — affiliated

 

 

260

 

 

318

 

 

36

 

Margin variation receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

975

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

32,557

 

 

31,403

 

 

29,272

 

Other assets

 

 

70,625

 

 

86,411

 

 

8,064

 

 

 










Total assets

 

 

1,082,681,230

 

 

1,862,219,492

 

 

131,565,689

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












TBA sale commitments at value4

 

 

183,215,295

 

 

270,997,456

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

158,259,949

 

 

82,115,250

 

 

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,000,000

 

Options written at value5

 

 

8,907,050

 

 

1,305,835

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

524,343

 

 

19,756,308

 

 

141,158

 

Interest rate floors at value6

 

 

 

 

1,454,810

 

 

 

TALF loans at value7

 

 

 

 

10,940,517

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,843

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

840,687

 

 

 

 

53,362

 

Bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,287

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

367,169,131

 

 

974,287,159

 

 

2,004,342

 

Swap premiums received

 

 

300,964

 

 

1,119,246

 

 

85,300

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

164,598

 

 

244,218

 

 

73,322

 

Swaps payable

 

 

170,432

 

 

3,218,769

 

 

20,293

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

98,403

 

 

194,443

 

 

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

41,160

 

 

23,452

 

 

73,901

 

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

72,518

 

 

88,524

 

 

9,924

 

Income dividends payable

 

 

46,103

 

 

50,733

 

 

8,986

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

870

 

Administration fees payable

 

 

27,467

 

 

56,604

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

462,381

 

 

195,370

 

 

26,943

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

48,984

 

 

 

 

 










Total liabilities

 

 

720,300,481

 

 

1,366,097,678

 

 

31,593,531

 

 

 










Net Assets

 

$

362,380,749

 

$

496,121,814

 

$

99,972,158

 

 

 










1

Investments at cost — unaffiliated

 

$

715,104,100

 

$

1,081,837,056

 

$

119,592,107

 

 

 

 










2

Investments at cost — affiliated

 

$

6,527,500

 

$

36,489,702

 

$

1,089,292

 

 

 

 










3

Foreign currency at cost

 

$

767,943

 

 

 

$

61,419

 

 

 

 










4

Proceeds receivable from TBA sale commitments

 

$

182,488,008

 

$

269,507,715

 

 

 

 

 

 










5

Premiums received

 

$

9,476,295

 

$

1,634,665

 

 

 

 

 

 










6

Interest rate floors at cost

 

 

 

$

1,013,333

 

 

 

 

 

 










7

Proceeds from TALF loans

 

 

 

$

10,940,517

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 


 

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101



 


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.
(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 













Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Paid-in capital8,9,10

 

$

378,671,939

 

$

469,820,161

 

$

505,109,247

 

$

184,778,474

 

$

63,364,045

 

Cost of shares held in treasury11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

5,036,646

 

 

4,442,265

 

 

6,081,735

 

 

1,854,358

 

 

(50,089

)

Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(33,562,929

)

 

(82,815,724

)

 

(99,618,393

)

 

(66,199,824

)

 

(19,933,027

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

14,715,559

 

 

25,247,882

 

 

24,460,103

 

 

6,934,213

 

 

3,265,156

 

 

 
















Net Assets

 

$

364,861,215

 

$

416,694,584

 

$

436,032,692

 

$

127,367,221

 

$

46,646,085

 

 

 
















Net asset value

 

$

13.51

 

$

12.65

 

$

12.35

 

$

2.33

 

$

7.26

 

 

 
















8

Par value per share

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.100

 

$

0.100

 

 

 

$

0.001

 

 

 

 
















9

Shares outstanding

 

 

27,023,027

 

 

32,944,087

 

 

35,294,009

 

 

54,620,872

 

 

6,427,525

 

 

 

 
















10

Shares authorized

 

 

unlimited

 

 

200 million

 

 

200 million

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

 

 
















11

Shares held in treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

















 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust, Inc.
(BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond
Trust
(BHD)

 









Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Paid-in capital8,9,10

 

$

402,924,496

 

$

478,542,248

 

$

98,450,652

 

Cost of shares held in treasury11

 

 

(17,377,850

)

 

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

5,155,609

 

 

779,700

 

 

902,480

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(40,532,415

)

 

10,430,696

 

 

(6,303,827

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

12,210,909

 

 

6,369,170

 

 

6,922,853

 

 

 










Net Assets

 

$

362,380,749

 

$

496,121,814

 

$

99,972,158

 

 

 










Net asset value

 

$

10.52

 

$

7.76

 

$

14.16

 

 

 










8

Par value per share

 

$

0.010

 

$

0.010

 

$

0.001

 

 

 

 










9

Shares outstanding

 

 

34,456,370

 

 

63,942,535

 

 

7,058,401

 

 

 

 










10

Shares authorized

 

 

200 million

 

 

200 million

 

 

unlimited

 

 

 

 










11

Shares held in treasury

 

 

1,757,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

 

 


 

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Statements of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.
(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 













Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Interest

 

$

12,528,136

 

$

20,071,023

 

$

21,011,353

 

$

6,478,697

 

$

2,194,879

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

 

 

23,840

 

 

210,863

 

 

74,218

 

 

23,044

 

 

7,252

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

(49

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends — affiliated

 

 

3,268

 

 

4,952

 

 

4,930

 

 

1,787

 

 

1,994

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

6,852

 

 

16,704

 

 

47,810

 

 

61,581

 

 

8,331

 

 

 
















Total income

 

 

12,562,047

 

 

20,303,542

 

 

21,138,311

 

 

6,565,109

 

 

2,212,456

 

 

 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Investment advisory

 

 

1,407,559

 

 

1,512,573

 

 

1,812,223

 

 

555,962

 

 

281,986

 

Printing

 

 

48,668

 

 

26,349

 

 

27,693

 

 

24,476

 

 

9,571

 

Professional

 

 

46,251

 

 

84,838

 

 

90,515

 

 

46,076

 

 

35,804

 

Custodian

 

 

34,670

 

 

31,851

 

 

31,875

 

 

13,140

 

 

8,022

 

Accounting services

 

 

30,470

 

 

35,229

 

 

37,665

 

 

13,450

 

 

5,372

 

Officer and Trustees

 

 

21,650

 

 

20,703

 

 

24,053

 

 

6,693

 

 

2,674

 

Transfer agent

 

 

5,911

 

 

22,006

 

 

23,002

 

 

12,687

 

 

6,207

 

Registration

 

 

4,667

 

 

5,550

 

 

5,925

 

 

9,096

 

 

4,489

 

Borrowing costs1

 

 

 

 

214,316

 

 

212,978

 

 

65,561

 

 

25,107

 

Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,856

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

65,056

 

 

41,743

 

 

43,517

 

 

27,417

 

 

23,752

 

 

 
















Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

1,664,902

 

 

1,995,158

 

 

2,309,446

 

 

774,558

 

 

429,840

 

Interest expense

 

 

200,519

 

 

661,044

 

 

629,408

 

 

155,216

 

 

56,396

 

 

 
















Total expenses

 

 

1,865,421

 

 

2,656,202

 

 

2,938,854

 

 

929,774

 

 

486,236

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(381

)

 

(831

)

 

(821

)

 

(664

)

 

(589

)

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1,865,040

 

 

2,655,371

 

 

2,938,033

 

 

929,110

 

 

485,647

 

 

 
















Net investment income

 

 

10,697,007

 

 

17,648,171

 

 

18,200,278

 

 

5,635,999

 

 

1,726,809

 

 

 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(379,473

)

 

7,247,673

 

 

6,717,461

 

 

1,498,824

 

 

(1,169,196

)

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(4,896,992

)

 

(1,524,239

)

 

(1,561,238

)

 

(260,221

)

 

 

Swaps

 

 

(1,443,336

)

 

175,892

 

 

216,109

 

 

 

 

(31,704

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(131,257

)

 

(1,803,159

)

 

(1,908,591

)

 

(260,888

)

 

 

Options written

 

 

766,894

 

 

113,750

 

 

119,750

 

 

 

 

13,000

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(1,514,702

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















 

 

 

(7,598,866

)

 

4,209,917

 

 

3,583,491

 

 

977,715

 

 

(1,187,900

)

 

 
















Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(12,751,165

)

 

31,755,076

 

 

31,620,073

 

 

8,027,482

 

 

4,858,958

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(1,041,525

)

 

(615,578

)

 

(651,669

)

 

(132,386

)

 

 

Swaps

 

 

566,130

 

 

(429,508

)

 

(408,099

)

 

 

 

(43,808

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

38,777

 

 

(194,805

)

 

(207,549

)

 

(30,495

)

 

 

Options written

 

 

4,274,577

 

 

(107,893

)

 

(113,584

)

 

 

 

(12,341

)

Unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

33,265

 

 

20,475

 

 

921

 

 

1,819

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















 

 

 

(8,913,233

)

 

30,440,557

 

 

30,259,647

 

 

7,865,522

 

 

4,804,628

 

 

 
















Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(16,512,099

)

 

34,650,474

 

 

33,843,138

 

 

8,843,237

 

 

3,616,728

 

 

 
















Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(5,815,092

)

$

52,298,645

 

$

52,043,416

 

$

14,479,236

 

$

5,343,537

 

 

 

















 

 

 

 

1

See Note 8 of the Notes to the Financial Statements for details of short-term borrowings.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust, Inc.
(BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond
Trust
(BHD)

 









Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Interest

 

$

11,873,171

 

$

13,187,160

 

$

4,342,116

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,212

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

249

 

 

 

 

(254

)

Dividends — affiliated

 

 

4,288

 

 

10,651

 

 

1,982

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

911

 

 

 

 

2,619

 

 

 










Total income

 

 

11,878,619

 

 

13,197,811

 

 

4,347,675

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Investment advisory

 

 

1,093,036

 

 

1,595,296

 

 

439,400

 

Printing

 

 

48,562

 

 

63,197

 

 

10,130

 

Professional

 

 

50,560

 

 

54,266

 

 

35,048

 

Custodian

 

 

45,489

 

 

47,965

 

 

8,023

 

Accounting services

 

 

26,515

 

 

35,307

 

 

7,666

 

Officer and Trustees

 

 

21,902

 

 

28,551

 

 

3,994

 

Transfer agent

 

 

9,352

 

 

29,400

 

 

4,133

 

Registration

 

 

5,499

 

 

10,136

 

 

3,376

 

Borrowing costs1

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,952

 

Administration

 

 

182,173

 

 

368,145

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

55,184

 

 

46,070

 

 

22,885

 

 

 










Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

1,538,272

 

 

2,278,333

 

 

567,607

 

Interest expense

 

 

175,046

 

 

371,133

 

 

124,300

 

 

 










Total expenses

 

 

1,713,318

 

 

2,649,466

 

 

691,907

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(379

)

 

(2,217

)

 

(573

)

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

 

(143

)

 

(109

)

 

 










Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1,712,939

 

 

2,647,106

 

 

691,225

 

 

 










Net investment income

 

 

10,165,680

 

 

10,550,705

 

 

3,656,450

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(457,424

)

 

1,967,409

 

 

1,250,789

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(6,015,314

)

 

5,833,761

 

 

(100,303

)

Swaps

 

 

5,000,663

 

 

4,708,781

 

 

(73,197

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(183,680

)

 

 

 

5,877

 

Options written

 

 

720,817

 

 

39,284

 

 

28,625

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(786,567

)

 

(1,373,383

)

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

(1,876,795

)

 

 

 

 










 

 

 

(1,721,505

)

 

9,299,057

 

 

1,111,791

 

 

 










Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(14,144,504

)

 

(9,718,690

)

 

3,837,032

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(1,043,699

)

 

(588,259

)

 

19,507

 

Swaps

 

 

(4,592,949

)

 

(2,675,581

)

 

(107,911

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(227,567

)

 

 

 

(48,900

)

Options written

 

 

4,309,505

 

 

856,810

 

 

(27,158

)

Unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,036

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(27

)

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

1,825,213

 

 

 

 

 










 

 

 

(15,699,241

)

 

(10,300,507

)

 

3,676,606

 

 

 










Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(17,420,746

)

 

(1,001,450

)

 

4,788,397

 

 

 










Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(7,255,066

)

$

9,549,255

 

$

8,444,847

 

 

 











 

 

 

 


 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)

 

 

 


 


 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 















Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

$

10,697,007

 

$

23,504,592

 

$

17,648,171

 

$

34,998,740

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(7,598,866

)

 

22,830,017

 

 

4,209,917

 

 

7,089,947

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(8,913,233

)

 

24,703,783

 

 

30,440,557

 

 

54,072,650

 

 

 













Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(5,815,092

)

 

71,038,392

 

 

52,298,645

 

 

96,161,337

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Dividends to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

 

(12,863,258

)

 

(27,023,027

)

 

(18,207,308

)

 

(33,602,969

)

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(18,678,350

)

 

44,015,365

 

 

34,091,337

 

 

62,558,368

 

Beginning of period

 

 

383,539,565

 

 

339,524,200

 

 

382,603,247

 

 

320,044,879

 

 

 













End of period

 

$

364,861,215

 

$

383,539,565

 

$

416,694,584

 

$

382,603,247

 

 

 













Undistributed net investment income

 

$

5,036,646

 

$

7,202,897

 

$

4,442,265

 

$

5,001,402

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income Shares (HIS)

 

 

 


 


 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 















Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

$

18,200,278

 

$

36,935,470

 

$

5,635,999

 

$

10,792,615

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

3,583,491

 

 

1,901,818

 

 

977,715

 

 

(276,674

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

30,259,647

 

 

57,412,973

 

 

7,865,522

 

 

17,435,391

 

 

 













Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

52,043,416

 

 

96,250,261

 

 

14,479,236

 

 

27,951,332

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Dividends to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

 

(17,770,534

)

 

(35,992,789

)

 

(6,753,706

)

 

(9,230,927

)

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

87,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Total increase in net assets

 

 

34,272,882

 

 

60,344,562

 

 

7,725,530

 

 

18,720,405

 

Beginning of period

 

 

401,759,810

 

 

341,415,248

 

 

119,641,691

 

 

100,921,286

 

 

 













End of period

 

$

436,032,692

 

$

401,759,810

 

$

127,367,221

 

$

119,641,691

 

 

 













Undistributed net investment income

 

$

6,081,735

 

$

5,651,991

 

$

1,854,358

 

$

2,972,065

 

 

 














 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

BlackRock Corporate
Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

 

 


 


 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 















Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

$

1,726,809

 

$

3,296,839

 

$

10,165,680

 

$

20,499,390

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(1,187,900

)

 

(1,522,025

)

 

(1,721,505

)

 

21,968,948

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

4,804,628

 

 

7,423,666

 

 

(15,699,241

)

 

20,927,252

 

 

 













Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

5,343,537

 

 

9,198,480

 

 

(7,255,066

)

 

63,395,590

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

 

(1,677,584

)

 

(3,246,508

)

 

(11,743,661

)

 

(27,117,163

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(108,660

)

 

 

 

 

 

 













Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(1,677,584

)

 

(3,355,168

)

 

(11,743,661

)

 

(27,117,163

)

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

3,665,953

 

 

5,843,312

 

 

(18,998,727

)

 

36,278,427

 

Beginning of period

 

 

42,980,132

 

 

37,136,820

 

 

381,379,476

 

 

345,101,049

 

 

 













End of period

 

$

46,646,085

 

$

42,980,132

 

$

362,380,749

 

$

381,379,476

 

 

 













Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

(50,089

)

$

(99,314

)

$

5,155,609

 

$

6,733,590

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

 

 


 


 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 















Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

$

10,550,705

 

$

12,848,017

 

$

3,656,450

 

$

7,157,170

 

Net realized gain

 

 

9,299,057

 

 

28,601,188

 

 

1,111,791

 

 

2,597,390

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(10,300,507

)

 

17,697,571

 

 

3,676,606

 

 

6,849,508

 

 

 













Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

9,549,255

 

 

59,146,776

 

 

8,444,847

 

 

16,604,068

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net investment income

 

 

(9,687,294

)

 

(16,372,760

)

 

(4,266,860

)

 

(6,391,382

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(2,042,690

)

 

 

 

 

 

 













Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(9,687,294

)

 

(18,415,450

)

 

(4,266,860

)

 

(6,391,382

)

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(138,039

)

 

40,731,326

 

 

4,177,987

 

 

10,212,686

 

Beginning of period

 

 

496,259,853

 

 

455,528,527

 

 

95,794,171

 

 

85,581,485

 

 

 













End of period

 

$

496,121,814

 

$

496,259,853

 

$

99,972,158

 

$

95,794,171

 

 

 













Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

779,700

 

$

(83,711

)

$

902,480

 

$

1,512,890

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Statements of Cash Flows


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.
(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 


















Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(5,815,092

)

$

52,298,645

 

$

52,043,416

 

$

14,479,236

 

$

5,343,537

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

 

 

(322,902

)

 

(677,522

)

 

(639,396

)

 

21,024

 

 

(193,799

)

(Increase) decrease in swap receivable

 

 

271,267

 

 

(29,985

)

 

(32,317

)

 

 

 

(2,970

)

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

(3,303

)

 

171,979

 

 

225,916

 

 

45,426

 

 

22,105

 

Increase in commitment fees receivable

 

 

(3,731

)

 

(27

)

 

(149

)

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in dividends receivable

 

 

(21,782

)

 

(89,947

)

 

(81,983

)

 

(20,271

)

 

 

(Increase) decrease in margin variation receivable

 

 

182,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in income receivable — affiliated

 

 

(987

)

 

(2,445

)

 

(2,519

)

 

74

 

 

(5,348

)

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

2,093,000

 

 

360,000

 

 

345,000

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in investment advisory fees payable

 

 

(17,896

)

 

13,812

 

 

11,593

 

 

(244

)

 

149

 

Increase (decrease) in interest expense and fees payable

 

 

(28,616

)

 

176,364

 

 

59,713

 

 

34,157

 

 

(1,708

)

Increase in other affiliates payable

 

 

834

 

 

805

 

 

832

 

 

243

 

 

 

Increase in other liabilities

 

 

88,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in administration fees payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses payable

 

 

(20,864

)

 

(15,763

)

 

105,504

 

 

3,715

 

 

(764

)

Increase (decrease) in commitment fees payable

 

 

(682

)

 

(2,524

)

 

(2,737

)

 

(829

)

 

(333

)

Increase (decrease) in margin variation payable

 

 

67,719

 

 

24,070

 

 

26,920

 

 

3,750

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in swaps payable

 

 

48,690

 

 

56,325

 

 

59,474

 

 

 

 

6,964

 

Increase in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

3,004

 

 

2,468

 

 

4,218

 

 

710

 

 

769

 

Net periodic and termination payments of swaps

 

 

(1,779,994

)

 

(143,847

)

 

(179,904

)

 

 

 

(113,908

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

10,245,013

 

 

(38,541,407

)

 

(37,863,737

)

 

(9,778,723

)

 

(3,239,450

)

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

 

 

(150,549

)

 

(925,336

)

 

(1,061,662

)

 

(632,902

)

 

(108,795

)

Paid-in-kind income

 

 

 

 

(523,847

)

 

(420,401

)

 

(163,073

)

 

(34,186

)

Premiums received from options written

 

 

6,892,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

3,073,359,711

 

 

226,712,351

 

 

233,123,565

 

 

69,399,027

 

 

24,342,322

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(3,051,785,379

)

 

(262,710,990

)

 

(266,178,548

)

 

(70,330,371

)

 

(26,331,457

)

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

 

 

(1,716,421

)

 

1,017,212

 

 

583,675

 

 

644,446

 

 

(17,676

)

Premiums paid on closing options written

 

 

(3,867,609

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

 

27,716,842

 

 

(22,829,609

)

 

(19,873,527

)

 

3,745,395

 

 

(334,535

)

 

 

































Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Cash receipts from borrowings

 

 

630,548,305

 

 

148,000,000

 

 

149,000,000

 

 

43,000,000

 

 

11,000,000

 

Cash payments on borrowings

 

 

(649,360,851

)

 

(106,000,000

)

 

(111,000,000

)

 

(40,000,000

)

 

(9,000,000

)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(12,862,014

)

 

(18,207,918

)

 

(17,762,431

)

 

(6,751,021

)

 

(1,677,358

)

Increase (decrease) in custodian bank payable

 

 

3,919,419

 

 

 

 

(212,807

)

 

 

 

9,941

 

 

 
















Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(27,755,141

)

 

23,792,082

 

 

20,024,762

 

 

(3,751,021

)

 

332,583

 

 

 

































Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

 

 

(30

)

 

14,049

 

 

1,798

 

 

285

 

 

 

 

 

































Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

(38,329

)

 

976,522

 

 

153,033

 

 

(5,341

)

 

(1,952

)

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period

 

 

197,112

 

 

45,065

 

 

48,921

 

 

11,693

 

 

1,952

 

 

 
















Cash and foreign currency at end of period

 

$

158,783

 

$

1,021,587

 

$

201,954

 

$

6,352

 

 

 

 

 

































Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

229,135

 

$

484,680

 

$

569,695

 

$

121,059

 

$

58,104

 

 

 

















 

 

 

A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Trust had a significant amount of borrowing during the period, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to average total assets.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Six Months Ended
February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Strategic
Bond Trust
(BHD)

 









Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(7,255,066

)

$

8,444,847

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

 

 

(592,620

)

 

(161,129

)

(Increase) decrease in swap receivable

 

 

635,515

 

 

(6,215

)

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

(4,145

)

 

(537

)

Increase in commitment fees receivable

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in dividends receivable

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in margin variation receivable

 

 

305,240

 

 

(975

)

(Increase) decrease in income receivable — affiliated

 

 

(260

)

 

(7

)

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

(238,000

)

 

(30,000

)

Increase (decrease) in investment advisory fees payable

 

 

(26,004

)

 

5,639

 

Increase (decrease) in interest expense and fees payable

 

 

(15,786

)

 

52,923

 

Increase in other affiliates payable

 

 

 

 

536

 

Increase in other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in administration fees payable

 

 

(4,307

)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses payable

 

 

273,043

 

 

(72,535

)

Increase (decrease) in commitment fees payable

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in margin variation payable

 

 

98,403

 

 

(949

)

Increase (decrease) in swaps payable

 

 

(36,490

)

 

15,293

 

Increase in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

3,893

 

 

716

 

Net periodic and termination payments of swaps

 

 

(896,122

)

 

(342,233

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

10,245,223

 

 

(5,064,446

)

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

 

 

152,859

 

 

(22,916

)

Paid-in-kind income

 

 

 

 

(28,158

)

Premiums received from options written

 

 

6,661,399

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

2,757,021,559

 

 

42,950,256

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(2,737,286,544

)

 

(58,746,776

)

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

 

 

(6,527,500

)

 

42,917

 

Premiums paid on closing options written

 

 

(2,874,712

)

 

 

 

 







Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

 

19,639,578

 

 

(12,963,749

)

 

 















Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Cash receipts from borrowings

 

 

573,476,744

 

 

40,000,000

 

Cash payments on borrowings

 

 

(572,992,650

)

 

(23,000,000

)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(11,744,934

)

 

(4,268,150

)

Increase (decrease) in custodian bank payable

 

 

(772,922

)

 

89,772

 

 

 







Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(12,033,762

)

 

12,821,622

 

 

 















Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

 

 

8,245

 

 

5,419

 

 

 















Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

7,614,061

 

 

(136,708

)

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period

 

 

72,091

 

 

199,153

 

 

 







Cash and foreign currency at end of period

 

$

7,686,152

 

$

62,445

 

 

 















Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

190,832

 

$

71,377

 

 

 








 

 

 

 


 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
August 31,

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 
























Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.19

 

$

12.56

 

$

12.81

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.82

 

$

14.27

 

$

15.22

 

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

0.40

1

 

0.87

1

 

0.80

1

 

0.50

1

 

0.74

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.78

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.60

)

 

1.76

 

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.69

)

 

(0.13

)

 

0.11

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 






















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.20

)

 

2.63

 

 

0.52

 

 

(0.19

)

 

0.61

 

 

0.77

 

 

0.41

 

 

 






















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.48

)

 

(1.00

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.93

)

 

(1.01

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.35

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 






















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.48

)

 

(1.00

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(0.80

)

 

(1.22

)

 

(1.36

)

 

 






















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.51

 

$

14.19

 

$

12.56

 

$

12.81

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.82

 

$

14.27

 

 

 






















Market price, end of period

 

$

12.28

 

$

13.92

 

$

11.98

 

$

11.51

 

$

12.23

 

$

12.86

 

$

13.69

 

 

 













































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Based on net asset value

 

 

(1.21

)%3

 

22.44

%

 

5.28

%

 

(1.00

)%3

 

5.04

%

 

6.20

%

 

3.18

%

 

 






















Based on market price

 

 

(8.46

)%3

 

25.93

%

 

11.76

%

 

(0.87

)%3

 

1.29

%

 

3.07

%

 

7.46

%

 

 













































Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Total expenses

 

 

1.02

%4

 

1.18

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.29

%4

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.50

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.02

%4

 

1.18

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.29

%4

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.50

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.91

%4

 

0.95

%

 

0.83

%

 

0.89

%4

 

0.78

%

 

0.77

%

 

0.85

%

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

5.83

%4

 

6.62

%

 

7.09

%

 

4.55

%4

 

5.36

%

 

4.78

%

 

5.20

%

 

 













































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

364,861

 

$

383,540

 

$

339,524

 

$

346,177

 

$

368,335

 

$

373,518

 

$

385,514

 

 

 






















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

150,125

 

$

168,938

 

$

74,572

 

$

107,690

 

$

103,354

 

$

3,911

 

$

86,876

 

 

 






















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

146,121

 

$

162,760

 

$

73,467

 

$

134,784

 

$

44,786

 

$

25,340

 

$

91,130

 

 

 






















Portfolio turnover

 

 

617

%5

 

641

%6

 

315

%7

 

598

%8

 

122

%

 

88

%

 

220

%

 

 






















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

3,430

 

$

3,270

 

$

5,553

 

$

4,215

 

$

4,564

 

$

96,502

 

$

5,438

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 428%.

 

 

 

 

6

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 534%.

 

 

 

 

7

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 184%.

 

 

 

 

8

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 337%.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 





















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.61

 

$

9.71

 

$

11.94

 

$

13.83

 

$

14.10

 

$

15.19

 

 

 



















Net investment income1

 

 

0.54

 

 

1.06

 

 

1.07

 

 

1.18

 

 

1.20

 

 

1.22

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

1.05

 

 

1.86

 

 

(2.10

)

 

(1.85

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.50

)

 

 



















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

1.59

 

 

2.92

 

 

(1.03

)

 

(0.67

)

 

0.87

 

 

0.72

 

 

 



















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.55

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.20

)

 

(1.17

)

 

(1.14

)

 

(1.25

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

(0.56

)

 

 



















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.55

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.20

)

 

(1.22

)

 

(1.14

)

 

(1.81

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.65

 

$

11.61

 

$

9.71

 

$

11.94

 

$

13.83

 

$

14.10

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

11.81

 

$

11.40

 

$

9.32

 

$

10.15

 

$

12.24

 

$

12.81

 

 

 







































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

14.21

%3

 

31.40

%

 

(3.83

)%

 

(3.99

)%

 

6.76

%

 

6.37

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

8.59

%3

 

34.42

%

 

8.59

%

 

(7.78

)%

 

4.00

%

 

(2.40

)%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses

 

 

1.33

%4

 

1.26

%

 

1.84

%

 

2.11

%

 

3.20

%

 

2.87

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.33

%4

 

1.26

%

 

1.84

%

 

2.11

%

 

3.20

%

 

2.87

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

 

 

1.00

%4

 

0.99

%

 

1.16

%

 

0.97

%

 

0.99

%

 

0.98

%

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

8.85

%4

 

9.52

%

 

13.00

%

 

9.16

%

 

8.23

%

 

8.49

%

 

 







































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

416,695

 

$

382,603

 

$

320,045

 

$

393,389

 

$

455,710

 

$

464,453

 

 

 



















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

134,000

 

$

92,000

 

$

54,000

 

$

94,700

 

$

127,700

 

$

200,100

 

 

 



















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

106,315

 

$

79,427

 

$

65,403

 

$

106,140

 

$

188,373

 

$

183,484

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

46

%

 

90

%

 

65

%

 

46

%

 

51

%

 

64

%

 

 



















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,110

 

$

5,159

 

$

6,927

 

$

5,154

 

$

4,569

 

$

3,321

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 





















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.38

 

$

9.68

 

$

11.89

 

$

13.81

 

$

14.12

 

$

15.08

 

 

 



















Net investment income1

 

 

0.52

 

 

1.05

 

 

1.05

 

 

1.16

 

 

1.18

 

 

1.16

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.95

 

 

1.67

 

 

(2.07

)

 

(1.87

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.49

)

 

 



















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

1.47

 

 

2.72

 

 

(1.02

)

 

(0.71

)

 

0.79

 

 

0.67

 

 

 



















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.50

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.19

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.10

)

 

(1.17

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.46

)

 

 



















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.50

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.19

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.10

)

 

(1.63

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.35

 

$

11.38

 

$

9.68

 

$

11.89

 

$

13.81

 

$

14.12

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

11.79

 

$

11.19

 

$

9.47

 

$

10.14

 

$

12.15

 

$

12.48

 

 

 







































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

13.31

%3

 

29.26

%

 

(4.03

)%

 

(4.30

)%

 

6.29

%

 

6.29

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

10.01

%3

 

29.92

%

 

10.09

%

 

(7.24

)%

 

5.80

%

 

(1.07

)%

 

 







































Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses

 

 

1.41

%4

 

1.34

%

 

2.01

%

 

2.24

%

 

3.35

%

 

2.89

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.41

%4

 

1.34

%

 

2.01

%

 

2.24

%

 

3.35

%

 

2.89

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

 

 

1.11

%4

 

1.09

%

 

1.28

%

 

1.10

%

 

1.12

%

 

1.11

%

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

8.72

%4

 

9.52

%

 

12.82

%

 

9.02

%

 

8.03

%

 

8.11

%

 

 







































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

436,033

 

$

401,760

 

$

341,415

 

$

419,502

 

$

487,251

 

$

498,096

 

 

 



















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

127,000

 

$

89,000

 

$

58,000

 

$

110,900

 

$

135,900

 

$

216,200

 

 

 



















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

101,188

 

$

76,356

 

$

73,784

 

$

113,996

 

$

202,705

 

$

184,070

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

46

%

 

85

%

 

60

%

 

45

%

 

51

%

 

62

%

 

 



















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,433

 

$

5,514

 

$

6,886

 

$

4,783

 

$

4,585

 

$

3,304

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Period
January 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
August 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 
























Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.19

 

$

1.85

 

$

2.23

 

$

2.47

 

$

2.68

 

$

2.61

 

$

2.87

 

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

0.10

1

 

0.20

1

 

0.19

1

 

0.15

1

 

0.24

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.24

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.31

 

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.21

)

 

0.08

 

 

(0.23

)

 

 






















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.25

 

 

0.51

 

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.11

)

 

0.03

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.01

 

 

 






















Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.27

)

 

 






















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.33

 

$

2.19

 

$

1.85

 

$

2.23

 

$

2.47

 

$

2.68

 

$

2.61

 

 

 






















Market price, end of period

 

$

2.16

 

$

2.09

 

$

1.68

 

$

1.88

 

$

2.14

 

$

2.55

 

$

2.33

 

 

 













































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Based on net asset value

 

 

12.65

%3

 

28.95

%

 

(3.01

)%

 

(4.00

)%3

 

1.58

%

 

12.32

%

 

0.43

%

 

 






















Based on market price

 

 

9.43

%3

 

35.52

%

 

4.47

%

 

(6.59

)%3

 

(7.51

)%

 

19.70

%

 

(11.28

)%

 

 













































Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Total expenses

 

 

1.51

%4

 

1.49

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.98

%4

 

3.56

%

 

3.78

%

 

3.04

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.50

%4

 

1.49

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.98

%4

 

3.55

%

 

3.77

%

 

3.04

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.25

%4

 

1.27

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.05

%4

 

1.27

%

 

1.34

%

 

1.37

%

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

9.13

%4

 

9.34

%

 

12.06

%

 

9.52

%4

 

8.89

%

 

8.42

%

 

8.82

%

 

 













































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

127,367

 

$

119,642

 

$

100,921

 

$

121,808

 

$

135,098

 

$

146,538

 

$

142,457

 

 

 






















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

28,000

 

$

25,000

 

$

18,000

 

$

27,000

 

$

46,000

 

$

62,000

 

$

66,000

 

 

 






















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

24,956

 

$

21,027

 

$

21,220

 

$

27,069

 

$

55,868

 

$

62,838

 

$

65,992

 

 

 






















Portfolio turnover

 

 

50

%

 

85

%

 

55

%

 

25

%

 

69

%

 

83

%

 

115

%

 

 






















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

5,549

 

$

5,786

 

$

6,607

 

$

5,512

 

$

3,937

 

$

3,364

 

$

3,158

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.

The performance set forth in this table is the financial data of BlackRock High Income Shares. BlackRock Advisors, LLC began managing the Trust on March 2, 2005.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
August 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 
























Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.69

 

$

5.78

 

$

6.84

 

$

7.91

 

$

7.85

 

$

7.48

 

$

7.95

 

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

0.27

1

 

0.51

1

 

0.51

1

 

0.50

1

 

0.63

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.68

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.56

 

 

0.92

 

 

(1.00

)

 

(1.06

)

 

0.04

 

 

0.36

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 






















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.83

 

 

1.43

 

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.56

)

 

0.67

 

 

1.02

 

 

0.32

 

 

 






















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.50

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

 

 






















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.26

 

$

6.69

 

$

5.78

 

$

6.84

 

$

7.91

 

$

7.85

 

$

7.48

 

 

 






















Market price, end of period

 

$

6.75

 

$

6.44

 

$

5.84

 

$

5.96

 

$

6.92

 

$

7.77

 

$

7.36

 

 

 













































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Based on net asset value

 

 

12.85

%3

 

25.70

%

 

(5.30

)%

 

(6.47

)%3

 

9.03

%

 

14.25

%

 

2.85

%

 

 






















Based on market price

 

 

9.00

%3

 

19.76

%

 

9.81

%

 

(6.85

)%3

 

(3.63

)%

 

14.93

%

 

(13.49

)%

 

 













































Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Total expenses

 

 

2.17

%4

 

2.10

%

 

2.61

%

 

2.61

%4

 

4.16

%

 

4.50

%

 

3.52

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

2.17

%4

 

2.10

%

 

2.61

%

 

2.61

%4

 

4.14

%

 

4.49

%

 

3.51

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.92

%4

 

1.91

%

 

2.16

%

 

1.77

%4

 

2.10

%

 

2.19

%

 

2.10

%

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

7.72

%4

 

7.89

%

 

10.22

%

 

8.34

%4

 

7.84

%

 

8.74

%

 

8.71

%

 

 













































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

46,646

 

$

42,980

 

$

37,137

 

$

43,897

 

$

50,782

 

$

50,385

 

$

47,924

 

 

 






















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

10,000

 

$

8,000

 

$

4,000

 

$

6,250

 

$

9,250

 

$

20,250

 

$

20,750

 

 

 






















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

9,066

 

$

6,427

 

$

5,223

 

$

7,443

 

$

17,710

 

$

20,621

 

$

20,425

 

 

 






















Portfolio turnover

 

 

49

%

 

80

%

 

54

%

 

34

%

 

69

%

 

85

%

 

102

%

 

 






















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

5,665

 

$

6,373

 

$

10,284

 

$

8,023

 

$

6,490

 

$

3,488

 

$

3,310

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
August 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 
























Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.07

 

$

10.02

 

$

10.35

 

$

11.02

 

$

11.17

 

$

11.56

 

$

12.38

 

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

0.30

1

 

0.59

1

 

0.59

1

 

0.53

1

 

0.62

 

 

0.57

 

 

0.72

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

1.25

 

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.69

)

 

(0.11

)

 

0.01

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 






















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.21

)

 

1.84

 

 

0.28

 

 

(0.16

)

 

0.51

 

 

0.58

 

 

0.27

 

 

 






















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.81

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.28

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.06

)

 

 

 

 






















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.97

)

 

(1.09

)

 

 






















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.52

 

$

11.07

 

$

10.02

 

$

10.35

 

$

11.02

 

$

11.17

 

$

11.56

 

 

 






















Market price, end of period

 

$

9.52

 

$

10.56

 

$

9.65

 

$

9.82

 

$

10.19

 

$

10.58

 

$

10.90

 

 

 













































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Based on net asset value

 

 

(1.64

)%3

 

19.83

%

 

3.90

%

 

(1.07

)%3

 

5.11

%

 

5.76

%

 

2.95

%

 

 






















Based on market price

 

 

(6.69

)%3

 

18.69

%

 

5.46

%

 

1.51

%3

 

2.62

%

 

6.27

%

 

5.53

%

 

 













































Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Total expenses

 

 

0.94

%4

 

1.09

%

 

0.95

%

 

2.25

%4

 

2.01

%

 

1.61

%

 

1.72

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

0.94

%4

 

1.09

%

 

0.95

%

 

2.25

%4

 

2.00

%

 

1.61

%

 

1.72

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.84

%4

 

0.86

%

 

0.85

%

 

0.83

%4

 

0.87

%

 

0.89

%

 

0.87

%

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

5.58

%4

 

5.81

%

 

6.45

%

 

5.89

%4

 

5.68

%

 

5.11

%

 

5.97

%

 

 













































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

362,381

 

$

381,379

 

$

345,101

 

$

356,456

 

$

379,605

 

$

384,850

 

$

398,078

 

 

 






















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

158,260

 

$

157,776

 

$

77,474

 

$

100,740

 

$

105,262

 

$

34,326

 

$

120,179

 

 

 






















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

140,370

 

$

151,700

 

$

49,573

 

$

131,462

 

$

68,241

 

$

59,691

 

$

122,457

 

 

 






















Portfolio turnover

 

 

579

%5

 

720

%6

 

270

%7

 

441

%8

 

196

%

 

131

%

 

396

%

 

 






















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

3,290

 

$

3,417

 

$

5,454

 

$

4,538

 

$

4,606

 

$

12,212

 

$

4,312

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 390%.

 

 

 

 

6

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 608%.

 

 

 

 

7

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 165%.

 

 

 

 

8

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 168%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
August 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 
























Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.76

 

$

7.12

 

$

6.94

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.48

 

$

6.54

 

$

6.95

 

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

0.17

1

 

0.20

1

 

0.28

1

 

0.26

1

 

0.30

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.44

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

0.73

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.40

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.05

 

 

(0.30

)

 

 






















Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.93

 

 

0.47

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.42

 

 

0.37

 

 

0.14

 

 

 






















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.48

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.07

)

 

 






















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.55

)

 

 






















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.76

 

$

7.76

 

$

7.12

 

$

6.94

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.48

 

$

6.54

 

 

 






















Market price, end of period

 

$

6.80

 

$

6.95

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.07

 

$

5.81

 

$

6.07

 

$

5.90

 

 

 













































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Based on net asset value

 

 

2.22

%3

 

13.86

%

 

7.64

%

 

10.82

%3

 

7.06

%

 

6.06

%

 

2.12

%

 

 






















Based on market price

 

 

0.01

%3

 

11.19

%

 

12.87

%

 

8.94

%3

 

1.69

%

 

10.18

%

 

(14.63

)%

 

 













































Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Total expenses

 

 

1.08

%4

 

1.05

%

 

1.09

%

 

1.63

%4

 

2.77

%

 

2.85

%

 

2.80

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly

 

 

1.08

%4

 

1.02

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.63

%4

 

2.77

%

 

2.85

%

 

2.80

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.08

%4

 

1.02

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.63

%4

 

2.76

%

 

2.84

%

 

2.79

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.93

%4

 

0.92

%

 

0.93

%

 

0.91

%4

 

0.98

%

 

1.00

%

 

0.99

%

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

4.30

%4

 

2.72

%

 

4.09

%

 

4.67

%4

 

4.60

%

 

4.92

%

 

6.54

%

 

 













































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

496,122

 

$

496,260

 

$

455,529

 

$

444,054

 

$

417,651

 

$

414,460

 

$

418,390

 

 

 






















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

93,056

 

$

106,985

 

$

11,815

 

 

 

$

33,895

 

$

70,691

 

$

149,558

 

 

 






















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

85,216

 

$

23,316

 

$

537

 

$

61,777

 

$

93,325

 

$

104,393

 

$

180,553

 

 

 






















Portfolio turnover

 

 

601

%5

 

883

%6

 

700

%7

 

263

%8

 

250

%

 

80

%

 

60

%

 

 






















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

6,331

 

$

5,639

 

$

39,555

 

 

 

$

13,322

 

$

6,863

 

$

3,798

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 287%.

 

 

 

 

6

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 207%.

 

 

 

 

7

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 184%.

 

 

 

 

8

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 0%.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 



 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 
























Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.57

 

$

12.12

 

$

12.76

 

$

13.80

 

$

13.83

 

$

13.68

 

$

15.10

 

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

0.52

1

 

1.01

1

 

0.93

1

 

0.76

1

 

0.95

 

 

0.99

 

 

1.10

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.67

 

 

1.35

 

 

(0.69

)

 

(1.03

)

 

(0.06

)

 

0.18

 

 

(1.13

)

 

 






















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

1.19

 

 

2.36

 

 

0.24

 

 

(0.27

)

 

0.89

 

 

1.17

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 






















Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.60

)

 

(0.91

)

 

(0.88

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.92

)

 

(0.98

)

 

(1.12

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.27

)

 

 






















Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.60

)

 

(0.91

)

 

(0.88

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.92

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.39

)

 

 






















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

14.16

 

$

13.57

 

$

12.12

 

$

12.76

 

$

13.80

 

$

13.83

 

$

13.68

 

 

 






















Market price, end of period

 

$

13.02

 

$

13.17

 

$

11.43

 

$

10.85

 

$

11.88

 

$

12.85

 

$

12.45

 

 

 













































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Based on net asset value

 

 

9.30

%3

 

20.38

%

 

3.99

%

 

(1.19

)%3

 

7.26

%

 

9.58

%

 

(0.49

)%

 

 






















Based on market price

 

 

3.55

%3

 

23.88

%

 

15.34

%

 

(2.40

)%3

 

(0.62

)%

 

11.87

%

 

(18.11

)%

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Total expenses

 

 

1.42

%4

 

1.13

%

 

1.00

%

 

0.93

%4

 

1.45

%

 

2.25

%

 

2.14

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly

 

 

1.42

%4

 

1.11

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.82

%4

 

1.27

%

 

2.25

%

 

2.14

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.42

%4

 

1.11

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.82

%4

 

1.27

%

 

2.00

%

 

1.87

%

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

 

 

1.16

%4

 

1.04

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.81

%4

 

0.87

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.92

%

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

7.51

%4

 

7.77

%

 

8.67

%

 

6.85

%4

 

6.86

%

 

7.26

%

 

7.58

%

 

 













































Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

99,972

 

$

95,794

 

$

85,581

 

$

90,092

 

$

97,410

 

$

97,614

 

$

96,546

 

 

 






















Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

29,000

 

$

12,000

 

 

 

$

1,571

 

$

413

 

$

14,951

 

$

31,883

 

 

 






















Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

19,978

 

$

5,701

 

$

303

 

$

391

 

$

7,240

 

$

21,104

 

$

30,406

 

 

 






















Portfolio turnover

 

 

38

%

 

83

%

 

61

%

 

27

%

 

34

%

 

56

%

 

51

%

 

 






















Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,447

 

$

8,983

 

 

 

$

58,347

 

$

236,789

 

$

7,529

 

$

4,028

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


 

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1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“BHK”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (“HYV”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (“HYT”), BlackRock High Income Shares (“HIS”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“BHY”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (“BNA”), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (“BKT”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“BHD”) (collectively the “Trusts” or individually as a “Trust”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. HYV, HYT, BNA and BKT are organized as Maryland corporations. BHK, BHY and BHD are organized as Delaware statutory trusts. HIS is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trusts’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Trust’s Board of Directors/Trustees are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board.” The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset values of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Trusts’ would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trusts fair value their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The Trusts value their bond investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. TBA commitments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by pricing services. Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Trusts’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows and trades and values of the underlying reference instruments. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular

investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and swaptions are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of each Trust’s net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and be valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Board.

 

 

 


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Foreign Currency Transactions: The Trusts’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the date the transactions are entered into. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Trusts’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.

The Trusts report realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Certain Trusts may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If the Trust has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

Certain Trusts may purchase certain mortgage pass-through securities. There are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the US government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States and are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Certain Trusts may invest in multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities. These multiple class securities may be issued by Ginnie Mae, US government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by, and multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in, a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”), the payments on which are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Classes of CMOs include IOs, principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated pre-payments of principal, the Trust may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Trusts may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Trusts: Certain Trusts may invest in capital trusts. These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

Preferred Stock: Certain Trusts may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

 

 

 

 


 

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Floating Rate Loan Interests: Certain Trusts may invest in floating rate loan interests. The floating rate loan interests the Trusts hold are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, and privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged. The Trusts may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR (London Inter Bank Offered Rate), the prime rate offered by one or more US banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. The Trusts consider these investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of their investment policies.

When a Trust buys a floating rate loan interest it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Trusts may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. The Trusts earns and/or pays facility and other fees on floating rate loan interests, which are shown as facility and other fees in the Statements of Operations. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by the Trusts upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. The Trusts may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. The Trusts may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Trusts having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Trusts will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, the Trusts generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and the Trusts may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the Trusts will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Trusts’ investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, the Trusts may be treated as general creditors of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in the Trusts having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Trusts may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Borrowed Bond Agreements: Certain Trusts may enter into borrowed bond agreements. In a borrowed bond agreement, each Trust borrows a bond from a counterparty in exchange for cash collateral with the commitment that the security and the cash will be returned to the counterparty and the Trusts, respectively, at a mutually agreed upon rate and date. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Borrowed bond agreements are entered into primarily in connection with short sales of bonds. Earnings on cash collateral and compensation to the lender of the bond are based on agreed upon rates between the Trusts and the counterparty. The value of the underlying cash collateral approximates the market value and accrued interest of the borrowed bond. To the extent that a borrowed bond transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the cash collateral in the possession of the counterparty is monitored on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. As the market value of the borrowed bond changes, the cash collateral is periodically increased or decreased with a frequency and in amounts prescribed in the borrowed bond agreement. Full realization of the collateral by the Trusts may be limited if the value of an investment purchased with the cash collateral by the lender decreases. The Trusts may also experience delays in gaining access to the collateral.

TBA Commitments: Certain Trusts may enter into TBA commitments. TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. The Trusts generally enter into TBA commitments with the intent to take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain Trusts may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Trusts will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. The Trusts account for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions may increase the Trusts’ portfolio turnover rate. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Trusts are required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Treasury Roll Transactions: Certain Trusts may enter into treasury roll transactions. In a treasury roll transaction the Trusts sell a Treasury security to a counterparty with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed upon price and future settlement date. The Trusts received cash from the sale of the Treasury security to use for other investment purposes. For US GAAP purposes, a treasury roll transaction is accounted for as a secured borrowing and not as a purchase or sale. The difference between the sale price and repurchase price represents net interest income or net interest expense reflective of an agreed upon rate between the Trusts and the counterparty over the term of the borrowing. The Trusts will benefit from the transaction if the income earned on the investment purchased with the cash

 

 

 


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received in the treasury roll transaction exceeds the interest expense incurred by the Trusts. If the interest expense exceeds the income earned, the Trusts’ net investment income and dividends to shareholders may be adversely impacted. Treasury roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Trusts are required to repurchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Certain Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Trusts sell securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. The Trusts may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and also the risk that the market value of the securities that the Trusts are obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Trusts’ use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted while the other party, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce the Trusts’ obligation to repurchase the securities.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Trusts either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., dollar rolls, TBA sale commitments, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps, short sales, structured options and options written), or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements, treasury roll transactions, TALF loan and loan payable), the Trusts will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on their books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Trust is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets. Consent fees are compensation for agreeing to changes in the terms of debt instruments and are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. If the total dividends and distributions made in any tax year exceeds net investment income and accumulated realized capital gains, a portion of the total distribution may be treated as a tax return of capital. The amount and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.

Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Trust files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on BHY, BNA, BKT and BHD’s US federal tax returns remains open for the year ended October 31, 2007, the period ended August 31, 2008 and for each of the two years ended August 31, 2010. The statute of limitations on BHK and HIS’s US federal tax returns remains open for the year ended December 31, 2007, the period ended August 31, 2008 and for each of the two years ended August 31, 2010. The statute of limitations on HYV and HYT’s tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended August 31, 2010. The statutes of limitations on the Trusts’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. There are no uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, non-interested Trustees (“Independent Trustees”) may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Trust’s deferred compensation liability, if any, are included in other assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan are included in dividend — affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. The Trusts have an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by

 

 

 

 


 

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credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which if applicable are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Trusts engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Trusts and to economically hedge, or protect, their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk or other risk (inflation risk). These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Trusts’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. For OTC options purchased, the Trusts bear the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral received on the options should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Trusts do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written obligate the Trusts to perform and not the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts and options is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.

The Trusts may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreement implemented between a Trust and each of its respective counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement allows each Trust to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Trusts from their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Trusts bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Trusts manage counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Trusts’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Trusts fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Trusts to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Trusts purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Trusts and the counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Trusts agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Trusts as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Trusts record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Trusts enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Trusts, help to manage the overall exposure to the currency backing some of the investments held by the Trusts. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Trusts as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Trusts record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that a counterparty to the contract does not perform its obligations under the agreement.

Options: The Trusts purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk and/or interest rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Trusts purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Trusts is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Trusts realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Trusts write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Trusts hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Trusts write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

 

 

 


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Options on swaps (swaptions) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

The Trusts also purchase or sell listed or OTC foreign currency options, foreign currency futures and related options on foreign currency futures as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or to gain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). When foreign currency is purchased or sold through an exercise of a foreign currency option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the foreign currency acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the foreign currency sold. Such transactions may be effected with respect to hedges on non-US dollar denominated instruments owned by the Trusts but not yet delivered, or committed or anticipated to be purchased by the Trusts.

In purchasing and writing options, the Trusts bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Trusts may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Trusts purchasing or selling a security at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: The Trusts enter into swap agreements, in which the Trusts and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Trusts are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and amortized over the term of the swap. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). When the swap is terminated, the Trusts will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trusts’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contracts is the premium received or paid. Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

Credit default swaps — The Trusts enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Trusts enter into credit default swap agreements to provide a measure of protection against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as seller of protection). The Trusts may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occurs. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Trusts will either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Trusts will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

 

Total return swaps — The Trusts enter into total return swaps to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in that market or to transfer the risk/return of one market (e.g., fixed income) to another market (e.g., equity) (equity risk and/or interest rate risk). Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (coupons plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Trusts will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

 

 

Interest rate swaps — Certain Trusts enter into interest rate swaps to gain or reduce exposure to or manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating rate, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate floors, which are a type of interest rate swap, are agreements in which one party agrees to make payments to the other party to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate or floor in return for a premium. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.


 

 

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




























 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of February 28, 2011

 




























 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

 

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 























 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation*; Unrealized appreciation on swaps; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

$

8,174,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,517,944

 

$

24,611,240

 

$

25,036

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

 

679,309

 

$

67

 

$

71

 

 

 

 

677,897

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

18,962

 

 

389,277

 

 

456,881

 

$

12,189

 

 

18,962

 

 

 

 

51,053

 

 

 

 

























 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

8,873,063

 

$

389,344

 

$

456,952

 

$

12,189

 

$

8,214,803

 

$

24,611,240

 

$

76,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





























 

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 



























 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

 

 



























 

 

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



























Interest rate
contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation*; Unrealized depreciation on swaps; Options written at value; Interest rate floors at value

 

$

10,257,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,088,485

 

$

24,892,010

 

$

11,147

 

Foreign currency
exchange contracts

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

833,729

 

$

252,933

 

$

269,959

 

$

36,740

 

 

 

 

840,687

 

 

 

 

53,362

 

Credit contracts

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps; Options written at value

 

 

267,424

 

 

862,839

 

 

787,924

 

 

 

$

59,528

 

 

267,425

 

 

 

 

141,158

 

Equity contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation*

 

 

 

 

440,075

 

 

471,113

 

 

86,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





























Total

 

 

 

$

11,359,122

 

$

1,555,847

 

$

1,528,996

 

$

123,648

 

$

59,528

 

$

11,196,597

 

$

24,892,010

 

$

205,667

 

 

 

 

 


























 

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of financial futures contracts as reported in Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

**

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedules of Investments.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



























The Effect of Derivative Instruments in the Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2011

 



























 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

 

 

 

























 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 



























Interest rate contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

$

(4,896,992

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(6,015,314

)

$

5,833,761

 

$

(100,303

)

Swaps

 

 

(1,122,308

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,854,856

 

 

4,708,781

 

 

 

Options***

 

 

804,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

895,513

 

 

(40,185

)

 

28,625

 

Floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,876,795

)

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

(288,618

)

$

(1,821,239

)

$

(2,066,544

)

$

(291,614

)

 

 

 

(58,453

)

 

 

 

(164,507

)

Options***

 

 

41,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,063

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

(321,028

)

 

175,892

 

 

216,109

 

 

 

$

(31,704

)

 

1,145,807

 

 

 

 

 

Options***

 

 

 

 

113,750

 

 

119,750

 

 

 

 

13,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

(73,197

)

Equity contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(1,524,239

)

 

(1,561,238

)

 

(260,221

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options***

 

 

 

 

50,715

 

 

52,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



























Total

 

$

(5,783,088

)

$

(3,005,121

)

$

(3,239,572

)

$

(551,835

)

$

(18,704

)

$

(141,528

)

$

8,625,562

 

$

(309,382

)

 

 


























 

 

***

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.


 

 

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on

 

 

 
























 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 


























 

Interest rate contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

$

(1,041,525

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1,043,699

)

$

(588,259

)

$

19,507

 

Swaps

 

 

1,153,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,881,597

)

 

(2,675,581

)

 

 

Options***

 

 

1,167,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,339,969

 

 

270,875

 

 

 

Floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,825,213

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

(226,335

)

$

(210,673

)

$

(227,991

)

$

(36,398

)

 

 

 

(236,822

)

 

 

 

(56,815

)

Options***

 

 

(66,037

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,782

)

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

(176,784

)

 

(429,508

)

 

(408,099

)

 

 

$

(43,808

)

 

(300,888

)

 

 

 

(107,911

)

Options***

 

 

 

 

(107,893

)

 

(113,584

)

 

 

 

(12,341

)

 

 

 

 

 

(27,158

)

Equity contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(615,578

)

 

(651,669

)

 

(132,386

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

(410,465

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(410,464

)

 

 

 

 


























 

Total

 

$

399,604

)

$

(1,363,652

)

$

(1,401,343

)

$

(168,784

)

$

(56,149

)

$

(4,599,283

)

$

(1,167,752

)

$

(172,377

)

 

 
























 


 

 

***

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


























 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 


























 

Financial futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts purchased

 

 

554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

613

 

 

719

 

 

52

 

Average number of contracts sold

 

 

953

 

 

191

 

 

203

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

980

 

 

2,665

 

 

28

 

Average notional value of contracts purchased

 

$

86,867,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

95,818,635

 

$

165,022,176

 

$

7,984,721

 

Average notional value of contracts sold

 

$

126,561,648

 

$

11,611,623

 

$

12,341,602

 

$

2,340,775

 

 

 

$

129,193,058

 

$

375,739,627

 

$

3,346,988

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased

 

 

14

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

4

 

Average number of contracts — US dollars sold

 

 

11

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

Average US dollar amounts purchased

 

$

21,338,472

 

$

26,889,071

 

$

28,812,263

 

$

4,411,227

 

 

 

$

17,868,564

 

 

 

$

4,781,846

 

Average US dollar amounts sold

 

$

15,351,150

 

$

48,920

 

$

129,673

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,317,787

 

 

 

 

 

Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of option contracts purchased

 

 

11,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

1,683

 

 

267

 

 

6

 

Average number of option contracts written

 

 

289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

289

 

 

364

 

 

 

Average notional value of option contracts purchased

 

$

1,949,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,829

 

$

1,882,030

 

$

494,250

 

$

5,657

 

Average notional value of option contracts written

 

$

487,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

487,250

 

$

590,750

 

 

 

Average number of swaption contracts purchased

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

2

 

 

 

Average number of swaption contracts written

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

4

 

 

 

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

 

$

193,950,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

179,750,000

 

$

12,400,000

 

 

 

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

 

$

215,950,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

218,300,000

 

$

29,200,000

 

 

 

Credit default swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — buy protection

 

 

8

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

7

 

Average number of contracts — sell protection

 

 

2

 

 

20

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

9

 

Average notional value — buy protection

 

$

14,901,500

 

$

6,430,000

 

$

6,300,000

 

 

 

$

675,000

 

$

17,871,500

 

 

 

$

2,072,500

 

Average notional value — sell protection

 

$

5,045,000

 

$

9,551,528

 

$

10,365,250

 

 

 

$

359,238

 

$

7,450,000

 

 

 

$

1,237,500

 

Interest rate swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — pays fixed rate

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

14

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — receives fixed rate

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

 

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

 

$

74,900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

61,950,000

 

$

360,330,000

 

 

 

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

 

$

31,900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

26,350,000

 

$

243,911,600

 

 

 


























 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate of the Trusts for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.

Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Trusts’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services for BHK, HYV, HYT, HIS and BHD.

 

 

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

The following Trusts’ investment advisory fee paid to the Manager is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Trust’s average total assets (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage):

 

 


BHK

0.55%

HIS

0.75% of the first

 

$200 million and

 

0.50% thereafter

BHY

1.05%

BHD

0.75%


The following Trusts’ investment advisory fee paid to the Manager is computed daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Trust’s average total assets (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage):

 

 

 

 

 






HYV

 

 

0.60

%

HYT

 

 

0.70

%






The following Trusts’ investment advisory fee paid to the Manager is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Trust’s average net assets:

 

 

 

 

 






BNA

 

 

0.60

%

BKT

 

 

0.65

%






BHY, BNA and BKT each have an Administration Agreement with the Manager. The administration fee paid to the Manager is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.10% for BNA, and 0.15% for BKT, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.10% for BHY of the Trust’s average weekly total assets.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, however, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid through each Trust’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts are included in fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 






BHK

 

$

381

 

HYV

 

$

831

 

HYT

 

$

821

 

HIS

 

$

664

 

BHY

 

$

589

 

BNA

 

$

379

 

BKT

 

$

2,217

 

BHD

 

$

573

 






The Manager entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager with respect to BHK, HYV, HYT, HIS, and BHD. The Manager pays BFM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Trust to the Manager.

For the period August 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, each Trust reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 






BHK

 

$

1,668

 

HYV

 

$

1,496

 

HYT

 

$

1,558

 

HIS

 

$

452

 

BHD

 

$

761

 






Effective January 1, 2011, the Trusts no longer reimburse the Manager for accounting services.

Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trusts are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer.

4. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments including paydowns, mortgage dollar roll and TBA transactions and excluding short-term securities and US government securities for the six months ended February 28, 2011, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

Sales

 









BHK

 

$

2,362,451,629

 

$

2,307,568,903

 

HYV

 

$

266,616,913

 

$

232,857,997

 

HYT

 

$

270,911,385

 

$

238,425,888

 

HIS

 

$

72,619,558

 

$

74,480,756

 

BHY

 

$

26,413,275

 

$

25,061,015

 

BNA

 

$

2,205,458,027

 

$

2,150,871,699

 

BKT

 

$

4,558,950,728

 

$

4,372,161,304

 

BHD

 

$

57,216,107

 

$

43,117,112

 









For the six months ended February 28, 2011, purchases and sales of US government securities were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 







BHK

 

$

894,549,157

 

$

884,443,787

 

BNA

 

$

789,952,029

 

$

778,467,525

 

BKT

 

$

641,530,144

 

$

632,431,928

 

BHD

 

$

3,318,085

 

$

1,011,208

 









For the six months ended February 28, 2011, purchases and sales of mortgage dollar rolls were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Purchases

 

Sales

 


BHK

$

975,922,430

 

$

976,005,641

 

BNA

$

958,259,613

 

$

958,259,652

 

BKT

$

2,611,566,758

 

$

2,614,370,172

 









 

 

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Transactions in options written for the six months ended February 28, 2011, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calls

 

Puts

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Options
Contracts

 

Swaptions
Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Premium
Received

 

Options
Contracts

 

Swaptions
Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Premium
Received

 















BHK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

75,700

 

$

4,043,175

 

 

 

$

117,300

 

$

4,587,195

 

Options written

 

 

17,543

 

 

80,700

 

 

3,238,797

 

 

6,475

 

 

100,430

 

 

3,446,041

 

Options closed

 

 

(17,187

)

 

(32,500

)

 

(1,473,560

)

 

(98

)

 

(54,130

)

 

(1,081,088

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(798,750

)

 

(3

)

 

 

 

(930

)

Options expired

 

 

(160

)

 

(9,500

)

 

(183,464

)

 

(6,110

)

 

(38,600

)

 

(1,816,361

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

196

 

$

99,400

 

$

4,826,198

 

 

264

 

$

125,000

 

$

5,134,857

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















HYV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

13,250

 

$

94,750

 

 

 

$

4,750

 

$

71,250

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(13,250

)

 

(94,750

)

 

 

 

(4,750

)

 

(71,250

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















HYT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

13,950

 

$

99,750

 

 

 

$

5,000

 

$

75,000

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(13,950

)

 

(99,750

)

 

 

 

(5,000

)

 

75,000

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















BHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

10,800

 

 

 

$

550,000

 

$

8,250

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(1,500,000

)

 

(10,800

)

 

 

 

(550,000

)

 

(8,250

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















BNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

79,400

 

$

3,860,147

 

 

 

$

116,000

 

$

4,379,012

 

Options written

 

 

17,464

 

 

76,800

 

 

3,148,350

 

 

6,448

 

 

96,430

 

 

3,355,385

 

Options closed

 

 

(17,108

)

 

(30,100

)

 

(1,441,924

)

 

(6,082

)

 

(38,200

)

 

(1,795,761

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(798,750

)

 

(3

)

 

 

 

(930

)

Options expired

 

 

(160

)

 

(9,600

)

 

(183,989

)

 

(98

)

 

(47,230

)

 

(1,045,245

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

196

 

$

101,500

 

$

4,583,834

 

 

265

 

$

127,000

 

$

4,892,461

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















BKT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

18,100

 

$

679,458

 

 

 

$

18,100

 

$

679,457

 

Options written

 

 

23,475

 

 

 

 

479,926

 

 

8,537

 

 

 

 

588,852

 

Options closed

 

 

(23,006

)

 

 

 

(235,599

)

 

(457

)

 

 

 

(290,058

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,643

)

 

 

 

(90,756

)

Options expired

 

 

(201

)

 

 

 

(86,919

)

 

(134

)

 

 

 

(89,696

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

268

 

$

18,100

 

$

836,866

 

 

303

 

$

18,100

 

$

797,799

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















BHD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

$

3,325

 

$

23,825

 

 

 

$

1,200

 

$

18,000

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(2,125

)

 

(10,625

)

 

 

 

(1,200

)

 

(18,000

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(1,200

)

 

(13,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

5. Capital Loss Carryforwards:

As of August 31, 2010, the Trusts had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Expires August 31,

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BHD

 

















2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,467,396

 

$

4,771,417

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,339,279

 

 

316,410

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

$

231,359

 

 

 

$

2,291,195

 

 

7,043,976

 

 

2,060,533

 

$

2,451,626

 

$

447,113

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

564,489

 

 

 

 

2,467,772

 

 

2,342,921

 

 

 

2016

 

 

17,415,494

 

$

950,802

 

 

1,125,717

 

 

10,829,322

 

 

2,039,760

 

 

14,734,497

 

 

2,036,040

 

2017

 

 

7,416,000

 

 

37,231,421

 

 

40,815,806

 

 

3,140,056

 

 

916,541

 

 

7,369,088

 

 

930,008

 

2018

 

 

 

 

45,786,654

 

 

54,927,764

 

 

15,169,557

 

 

5,191,260

 

 

10,964,638

 

 

3,835,687

 

 

 






















Total

 

$

25,062,853

 

$

83,968,877

 

$

99,724,971

 

$

66,989,586

 

$

17,763,693

 

$

37,862,770

 

$

7,248,848

 

 

 























 

 

 

 





 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Trusts after August 31, 2011 will not be subject to expiration. In addition, these losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years.

6. Borrowings:

On March 4, 2010, the HYV, HYT, HIS, BHY and BHD entered into a senior committed secured, 364-day revolving line of credit and a separate security agreement (the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). The Trusts have granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to SSB. The SSB Agreement allowed for the following maximum commitment amounts:

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

Commitment
Amounts

 





HYV

 

$

140,000,000

 

HYT

 

$

145,000,000

 

HIS

 

$

45,000,000

 

BHY

 

$

18,000,000

 

BHD

 

$

30,000,000

 






Advances were made by SSB to the Funds, at the Funds’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 1.0% above the Fed Funds rate and (ii) 1.0% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 1.0% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR.

Effective March 3, 2011, the SSB Agreement was renewed for 364 days. The SSB Agreement allows for the following maximum commitment amounts:

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

Commitment
Amounts

 





HYV

 

$

204,500,000

 

HYT

 

$

213,800,000

 

HIS

 

$

63,600,000

 

BHY

 

$

23,000,000

 

BHD

 

$

50,200,000

 






Advances are made by SSB to the Trusts, at the Trusts’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 0.80% above the Fed Funds rate and (ii) 0.80% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 0.80% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR. In addition, the Trusts pay a facility fee and a commitment fee based upon SSB’s total commitment to the Trusts. The fees associated with each of the agreements are included in the Statements of Operations as borrowing costs. Advances to the Trusts as of February 28, 2011 are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as loan payable.

The Trusts may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding short-term borrowings is less than 300%.

During the six months ended February 28, 2011, BKT borrowed under the TALF. The TALF program was launched by the US Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board as a credit facility designed to restore liquidity to the market for asset-backed securities. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) provided up to $1 trillion in non-recourse loans to support the issuance of certain AAA-rated asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“Eligible Securities”). The Trusts posted as collateral already-held Eligible Securities, which were all commercial mortgage-backed securities, in return for non-recourse, 5-year term loans (“TALF loans”) in an amount equal to approximately 85% of the value of such Eligible Securities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















 

 

Number
of Loans

 

Aggregate
Value
of Loan

 

Maturity
Date

 

Interest
Rate

 

Value of
Eligible
Security

 













BKT

 

 

1

 

 

$10,940,517

 

 

8/28/14

 

 

3.87%

 

 

$13,290,170

 


















The non-recourse provision of the TALF loans allowed the Trusts to satisfy loan obligations with Eligible Securities, subject to certain conditions, even if the value of the Eligible Securities falls below the outstanding amount of the loan. The Trusts can repay TALF loans prior to the maturity dates with no penalty. Principal and interest due on the loans will typically be paid with principal paydowns and interest received from the Eligible Securities. Credit agreements underlying each loan contain provisions to address instances in which interest payments on Eligible Securities fall short of amounts due to the FRBNY. The Trusts paid to the FRBNY a one-time administration fee of 0.20% of the amount borrowed, which was expensed as incurred in the current period by the Trusts and is included in borrowing costs in the Statements of Operations. The Trusts also paid a financing fee equal to the 5-year LIBOR swap rate plus 1.00% on the outstanding loan amount payable monthly, which is included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

During the six months ended February 28, 2011, BHK and BNA repaid their outstanding TALF loans and the Eligible Securities posted as collateral were returned to the Trusts. The Trusts financed the repayment of the TALF loans by entering into reverse repurchase agreements.

Since the Trusts had the ability to potentially satisfy TALF loan obligations by surrendering Eligible Securities, potential losses by the Trusts associated with the TALF loans were limited to the difference between the amount of Eligible Securities posted at the time of loan initiation and the loan proceeds received by the Trusts.

The Trusts elected to account for the outstanding TALF loans at fair value. The Trusts elected to fair value its TALF loans to more closely align changes in the value of the TALF loans with changes in the value of the Eligible Securities and to reduce the potential volatility in the Statements of Operations which could result if only the Eligible Securities were fair valued. The TALF loans were valued utilizing quotations received from a board approved pricing service. TALF-eligible Asset-Backed Securities/Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Securities (“ABS/CMBS”) value may be affected by historic defaults and prepayments on the asset pool, expected future defaults and prepayments, current interest rate levels, current and forward modeled ABS/CMBS spread levels. Accordingly, TALF loan valuation methodologies may include, but are not limited to, the following inputs: (i) ABS/CMBS prepayment assumptions, (ii) discount rates and (iii) the non-recourse put option valuation. The resulting TALF loan valuation combines the present value of the future loan cash flows, plus the value of the non-recourse option. The change in unrealized gain or loss associated with fair valuing the TALF loans is reflected in the Statements of Operations.

 

 

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trusts’ daily average amount of outstanding transactions considered as borrowings from reverse repurchase agreements, treasury roll transactions and TALF loans were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Daily Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

 





BHK

 

0.27

%

 

BNA

 

0.25

%

 

BKT

 

0.88

%

 






For the six months ended February 28, 2011, the Trusts’ daily average amount of outstanding transactions considered as loans under the revolving credit agreements were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Daily Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

 





HYV

 

1.25

%

 

HYT

 

1.25

%

 

HIS

 

1.24

%

 

BHY

 

1.25

%

 

BHD

 

1.25

%

 






7. Commitments:

The Trusts may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with these investments, the Trusts may also enter into unfunded loan commitments (“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Trusts to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. In connection with these commitments, the Trusts earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is classified in the Statements of Operations as facility and other fees, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. As of February 28, 2011, the Trusts had the following unfunded loan commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Borrower

 

Unfunded
Commitment

 

Value of
Underlying Loan

 







HIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Delphi International Holdings

 

$

36,829

 

$

35,724

 









BHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Delphi International Holdings

 

$

72,738

 

$

70,556

 









HYV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Axcan Intermediate Holdings

 

$

500,000

 

$

501,563

 

Delphi International Holdings

 

$

1,277,361

 

$

1,239,040

 









HYT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Axcan Intermediate Holdings

 

$

500,000

 

$

504,056

 

Echostar DBS Corp

 

$

4,490,000

 

$

4,490,000

 

Delphi International Holdings

 

$

656,788

 

$

637,084

 









BHD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Delphi Automotive Systems Holdings

 

$

161,435

 

$

156,592

 









HIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Delphi International Holdings

 

$

72,738

 

$

70,556

 









8. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Trusts may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Trusts; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Trusts have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Trusts manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Trusts to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Trusts’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Trusts.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Please see the Schedules of Investments for these securities. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

9. Capital Share Transactions:

There are 200 million of $0.01 par value shares authorized for BNA and BKT. There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares authorized for BHK, BHY and BHD. There are an unlimited number of no par value shares authorized for HIS. There are 200 million of $0.10 par value shares authorized for HYV and HYT. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares without approval of Common Shareholders.

For the six months ended February 28, 2011 and the year ended August 31, 2010, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2011

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 







HYT

 

 

 

 

7,573

 










 

 

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

Shares issued and outstanding remained constant during the six months ended February 28, 2011 and the year ended August 31, 2010 for HYV, HIS, BHY, BKT and BHD.

At February 28, 2011, the shares owned by affiliates of the Manager of the Trusts were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Shares

 





HYV

 

 

20,002

 

HYT

 

 

16,603

 






10. Subsequent Events:

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

Each Trust paid a net investment income dividend on March 31, 2011 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2011 as follows:

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Common
Dividend
Per Share

 





BHK

 

$

0.0670

 

HYV

 

$

0.0850

 

HYT

 

$

0.0825

 

HIS

 

$

0.0142

 

BHY

 

$

0.0435

 

BNA

 

$

0.0510

 

BKT

 

$

0.0265

 

BHD

 

$

0.0845

 







 

 

 


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Officers and Trustees

 

Richard E. Cavanagh, Chairman of the Board and Trustee

Karen P. Robards, Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Audit Committee and Trustee

Richard S. Davis, Trustee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Kathleen F. Feldstein, Trustee

James T. Flynn, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Henry Gabbay, Trustee

Jerrold B. Harris, Trustee

R. Glenn Hubbard, Trustee

W. Carl Kester, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

John M. Perlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer

Brendan Kyne, Vice President

Anne Ackerley, Vice President

Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay Fife, Treasurer

Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer

Ira Shapiro, Secretary


 

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Sub-Advisor1

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

New York, NY 10055

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

 

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Providence, RI 02940

 

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New York, NY 10036

 

Address of the Trusts

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809


 

 

 

 

1

For BHK, HYV, HYT, HIS and BHD.


 


 

Effective February 11, 2011, John M. Perlowski became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trusts.

 

Effective November 10, 2010, Ira Shapiro became Secretary of the Trusts.

 



 

 

 

 


 

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Additional Information

 


Proxy Results


The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on September 2, 2010 for shareholders of record on July 6, 2010, to elect trustee/director nominees for each Trust/Fund. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Trusts/Funds.

Approved the Class III Trustees/Directors as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






























 

 

Richard E. Cavanagh

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein

 

Henry Gabbay

 

 

 


 


 



 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 





















BHK

 

 

22,182,721

 

 

302,077

 

 

0

 

 

22,096,470

 

 

388,328

 

 

0

 

 

22,169,823

 

 

314,975

 

 

0

 

HIS

 

 

41,140,138

 

 

1,171,553

 

 

0

 

 

41,118,883

 

 

1,192,808

 

 

0

 

 

41,062,221

 

 

1,249,470

 

 

0

 

BHY

 

 

5,786,870

 

 

101,056

 

 

0

 

 

5,776,683

 

 

111,243

 

 

0

 

 

5,785,713

 

 

102,213

 

 

0

 

BNA

 

 

26,756,239

 

 

449,047

 

 

0

 

 

26,683,571

 

 

521,715

 

 

0

 

 

26,713,163

 

 

492,123

 

 

0

 

BKT

 

 

54,479,971

 

 

1,380,821

 

 

0

 

 

54,422,061

 

 

1,438,731

 

 

0

 

 

54,499,527

 

 

1,361,265

 

 

0

 

BHD

 

 

6,243,777

 

 

111,281

 

 

0

 

 

6,226,172

 

 

128,886

 

 

0

 

 

6,221,200

 

 

133,858

 

 

0

 






























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jerrold B. Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

 

22,135,515

 

 

349,283

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIS

 

 

41,119,275

 

 

1,192,416

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHY

 

 

5,782,807

 

 

105,119

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNA

 

 

26,729,916

 

 

475,370

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BKT

 

 

54,479,121

 

 

1,381,671

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHD

 

 

6,212,740

 

 

142,318

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






























For the Trusts listed above, Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Richard S. Davis, Frank J. Fabozzi, James T. Flynn, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards.

Approved the Directors as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






























 

 

Richard E. Cavanagh

 

Richard S. Davis

 

Frank J. Fabozzi

 

 

 


 


 



 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 





















HYV

 

 

25,143,237

 

 

493,848

 

 

0

 

 

25,118,999

 

 

518,086

 

 

0

 

 

25,153,295

 

 

483,790

 

 

0

 

HYT

 

 

26,888,478

 

 

445,143

 

 

0

 

 

26,878,773

 

 

454,848

 

 

0

 

 

26,867,758

 

 

465,863

 

 

0

 






























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein

 

James T. Flynn

 

Henry Gabbay

 

 

 


 


 



 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 





















HYV

 

 

25,083,274

 

 

553,811

 

 

0

 

 

25,128,740

 

 

508,345

 

 

0

 

 

25,151,093

 

 

485,992

 

 

0

 

HYT

 

 

26,857,353

 

 

476,268

 

 

0

 

 

26,874,458

 

 

459,163

 

 

0

 

 

26,889,726

 

 

443,895

 

 

0

 






























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jerrold B. Harris

 

R. Glenn Hubbard

 

W. Carl Kester

 

 

 


 


 



 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 






























HYV

 

 

25,095,704

 

 

541,381

 

 

0

 

 

25,128,814

 

 

508,271

 

 

0

 

 

25,141,106

 

 

495,979

 

 

0

 

HYT

 

 

26,868,308

 

 

465,313

 

 

0

 

 

26,836,841

 

 

496,780

 

 

0

 

 

26,869,654

 

 

463,967

 

 

0

 






























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karen P. Robards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYV

 

 

25,111,603

 

 

525,482

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYT

 

 

26,892,679

 

 

440,942

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 































 

 

 


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Additional Information (continued)


 


Dividend Policy


The Trusts’ dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net investment income to their shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the Trusts may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the dividends paid by the Trusts for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Trusts during such month. The Trusts’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

 


General Information


The Trusts do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Trusts’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Trust has not been updated after completion of the respective Trust’s offerings and the information contained in each Trust’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no materIal changes in the Trusts’ investment objectives or policies or to the Trusts’ charter or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Trusts that were not approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Trusts. Other than as disclosed below, there have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolio.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

 

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Trusts’ website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Trusts’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

Each Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762;
(2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge
(1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and
(2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Trust Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Trusts on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of http://www.blackrock.com. Investors and others are advised to periodically check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Trusts.

 

 

 

 


 

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Additional Information (continued)


 


Section 19(a) Notices


These reported amounts and sources of distributions are estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Trust’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Each Trust will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will explain the character of these dividends and distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2011

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

 

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

 

 

 


 



 

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net
Realized
Capital
Gains

 

Return
of
Capital

 

Total Per
Common
Share

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net
Realized
Capital
Gains

 

Return
of
Capital

 

Total Per
Common
Share

 



















BHY

 

$

0.2610

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.2610

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%

BKT

 

$

0.1515

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.1515

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%



























Each Trust estimates that it has distributed more than the amount of earned income and net realized gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in a Trust is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Trust’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’

 

 

 


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Additional Information (concluded)


 


BlackRock Privacy Principles


BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

 

 


 

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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Trusts have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

 

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Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

 

Item 6 –

Investments

 

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

(a) Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

(b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

 

 

Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Item 12 –

Exhibits attached hereto

 

 

 

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

 

 

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

 

 

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

 

 

 

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 


 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

 

  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Core Bond Trust
   
  Date: May 4, 2011
   
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
   
  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Core Bond Trust
   
  Date: May 4, 2011
   
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Core Bond Trust
     
  Date: May 4, 2011